Community Mourns Bright Young Woman’s Life and Legacy

(Lafayette, LA) – Family and friends of Martha Odom will gather on Friday, May 8, at Martin and Castille for visiting hours, and on Saturday, May 9, a funeral will be held at 10 a.m. for the slain young woman.

The family is requesting that visiting be observed from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday, May 8, at their Farrel Road location. The funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. and will be followed by a private burial, which will be held at Lafayette Protestant Cemetery.

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The young girl, just weeks away from graduation, was slain senselessly when two groups of people started shooting at one another in the Mall of Louisiana on Thursday, April 23.

To honor Martha, her family has established the Martha Odom Legacy of Joyful Grace in Motion fund at the Community Foundation of Acadiana. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for donations to this fund…

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