June 24, 2000 ~ April 23, 2016
ABBEVILLE — Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2016 at New Life Church, 1109 N. Lafitte Road, Abbeville, honoring the life of Adontee Jamel Martin, 15, who died Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Women's and Children's Hospital.
He will be laid to rest at St. Paul Cemetery with Reverend Lane Payne officiating the services.
Adontee's friends and family gave him the nickname of "gentle giant"; he was a big guy with a big heart.
He is survived by his mother, Rhenona Mitchell Frank of Erath; father, Larry Martin of Joliet, IL; dad, Kenneth Frank of Erath; three sisters, Arianna Bridges of Abbeville, Aniyah Martin of Erath, and Makayla Frank of New Iberia; maternal grandparents, Gloria Mitchell of Abbeville, and Milton Mitchell, III and his wife Penny of Erath; paternal grandparents, Loretta Martin of Joliet, IL, and Larry Martin and his wife Linda of Joliet, IL; great grandmother, Myrtis Evans of Joliet, IL; uncles, Milton Mitchell, IV, Jeremiah Mitchell and Elijah Mitchell; step-grandmother, Geraldine Frank of New Iberia; and a host of cousins, uncles, aunts, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his great grandmother, Daisey Levine Ursin; great grandfather, Earn Ursin; great uncle, Paul Mitchell; great-great uncle Albert Ursin; and cousin, Alyssa Landry.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at New Life Church, 1109 N. Lafitte Road, Abbeville, on Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. until time of services. Additional parking and shuttle service will be available at the VN Hall, N. Lafitte Road.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville (337) 893-4661.