Wings on Wednesday, September 8, 2021.
Gabriella was born on March 1, 1999, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She
attended Sulphur High School and the Art Institute of Houston.
Gabriella was a loving daughter, sister, dog mom, and friend who despite
the odds never passed up the chance to help or make you laugh in ways only
she could. With her immense love for all things art, Gabriella spent much
of her life putting her creative spin on ordinary things. Gabriella’s
out-of-the-box creativity and comedic outlook on life were just some of
the many ways she brought light and joy to any room, she entered.
Gabriella enjoyed time spent with her family more than anything and never
passed up the opportunity to eat dinner with her Mawmaw, crack a joke with
her dad only he’d understand, playing practical jokes on her sister before
talking her into doing her hair, and going fishing and listening to music with her mom.
Gabriella was a longtime member of Our Lady Queen of Heaven, Lake Charles,
and St. Teresa Catholic Church, Carlyss. Gabriella made her teen ACTS
Retreat through St. John Bosco Catholic Church.
Gabriella was preceded in death by her paternal great-grandparents, Luke
and Viola Pratt, maternal grandmother, Jackie M. Beck, and maternal
great-grandparents, Alice and Jack McLellan.
Those left behind to cherish her memory are her father, Michael Martinez;
her mother, Allison Adams and Ed Fontenot; her brothers, Stephon and
Brandon Fallon; her sister, Chynna Adams; grandmother, Katry
Martinez; grandfather, Mickey Golden; her niece, Lynli Fallon; her
nephew, Jake Easton; her step-sisters, Morgan Ravia, Taylor Nevils, and
Madison Fontenont; her furbaby, Sammy; aunt, Brandy Hanson and husband, Keith; and numerous
cousins and other extended family.
Visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, September 17, 2021 at
Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral Home with a Cursillo Rosary beginning at
5:00 p.m. and visitation will resume at 10:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on
Saturday.
A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 1:00 p.m. at St. Theresa Catholic
Church with Rev. Luke Krzanowski officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia
Cemetery, Westlake, under the direction of Hixson-Sulphur Memorial Funeral
Home. Family will return to St. Teresa's KC Hall after services for a
Celebration of Life Service sponsored by the ACTS community.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at
www.hixsonsulphurmemorial.com for the Adams/Martinez family.
