Carrie R. Martinez

Funeral services for Carrie Rivers Martinez, 78, will be held on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Carson Baptist Church, 266 Carson Rd., Zwolle, Louisiana. A visitation will take place on Monday, September 15, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home and again on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Bayou Scie Cemetery, 3060 Bayou Scie Rd., Zwolle, Louisiana. Brother Scott Bates will officiate the service.

She was born on August 8, 1947, to Virgil E. Rivers and Mary Ann (Roberson) Rivers in Zwolle, Louisiana. She passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025, in Zwolle, Louisiana.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Virgil E. Rivers and Mary Ann (Roberson) Rivers; sisters, Virginia Nash and Nelda Stevens; brothers, Kenneth Rivers, Robert Dale Rivers, and Paul Rivers, and brother-in-law Bernice Crittenden.

She is survived by her devoted husband of 59 years, Walter “Eddie” Martinez of Zwolle, Louisiana; sons, Paul Martinez and wife, Cristina, of Zwolle, Louisiana and Eric Martinez and significant other, Andrea, of Converse, Louisiana; sisters, Gayle Crittenden and Evelyn Champion, both of Many, Louisiana; her sister-in-law, Regina Rivers of Zwolle, Louisiana; as well as her beloved grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

Honoring her as pallbearers will be Jonathan Campbell, Robert Crittenden, Seth Dowden, Willie Graham, Rhett Lewing, Eli Rivers, and Tyler Veuleman.

Honorary pallbearers include Randy Bostian, Marvin Frazier, G.J. “Pie” Martinez, Darren McComic, Lynn Montgomery, Randy Sepulvado.

The family would like to sincerely thank her church family at Carson Baptist Church for the thoughts and prayers as well as the exceptional care provided by the doctors and staff at Sabine Medical Center, Allegiance Healthcare Hospice and to all of her caregivers.

Services and care were provided by the family of Kilpatrick’s Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Many, Louisiana.

In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to Carson Baptist Church, P.O. Box 704 Zwolle, Louisiana 71486.