Joan Warren, 74, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 9, 2023, in Tomball, TX. Born March 27, 1949, in Crystal City, TX to Joel Perry Payne Sr and Virginia Mae Crawford. Joan graduated from Durham Business School in 1967 and worked for Mutual of New York (MONY) from 1982-1998, John Hancock from 1998-2002, and TCOR Management from 2002-2016.

Joan was preceded in death by her parents, Perry and Virginia Payne, and her beloved husband and best friend of nearly 30 years, Richard A Warren. A love that began as high school sweethearts and was so strong as to lead them back to each other those many years later.

She leaves behind her sisters, Judith Chapman and Janet Raybin, her brothers, Joel Perry Payne Jr and Jerry Payne and wife Leslie. She also leaves behind three children, Robert E Stoddard Jr, Heather Gomez and husband Jesus, and Ricky Warren and wife Katie, her seven grandchildren, Robert E Stoddard III and wife Kendra, William Stoddard, Victoria Stoddard, Jesus C Gomez Jr, Gabriel Gomez, Avery Warren, and Dakota Hauff, and her five great grandchildren, Ayden Stoddard, Paityn Stoddard, Avena Nelson, Jayden Gomez, and Blithe Gomez, plus many so many more family and friends.

Devoted daughter, wife, mother, aunt. stepmother, grandmother, great grandmother, friend, coworker, church member, community member, and so much more……. She will be dearly missed by all. A celebration of life to be held in Joan's honor, time and place to be announced.