Brian LaVelle Martin's Obituary
Funeral services for Brian LaVelle Martin, 27, of DeRidder, LA, will be held on Sunday, May 26, 2013, 2 PM, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church of DeRidder, LA. Officiating will be Rev. Brady Glaser and Rev. Danny Wilson. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of DeRidder, LA. Visitation begins on Saturday, May 25, 2013, 5 PM until 9 PM at Labby Memorial Funeral Home of DeRidder, LA and Sunday 1 PM until the time of the service at the church.
Brian was born on August 22, 1985, to Theresa Cooley Martin and James Brian Martin, in DeRidder, LA. He was a native and lifelong resident of DeRidder. He graduated from East Beauregard High School in 2003, and attended Louisiana Technical University. He was a pipefitter with Turner Industries. Brian passed from this life on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, as a result of a vehicle accident.
Survivors include his mother and father, Theresa and Jamie Martin; 1 sister, Joni Martin; maternal grandparents, Linda and LaVelle Cooley and his girlfriend, Brandi Lambert, all of DeRidder, LA; uncle and aunts, Gary and Crystal Martin, Greg and Dianna Martin of Michigan; Bo and Twila Cooley and Raymond and Tamela West of DeRidder. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, James & Margaret Martin. Brian will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
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