Christian Antonio Martinez, 18, of Bowling Green, died on April 14, 2018. He was born on September 20, 1999 in Arcadia and had been a lifelong resident of Hardee County. Christian was a senior at Hardee High School and also worked at Stream Song Resort. He was a member of Fort Green Baptist Church and Camp Boy Howdy at River Ranch. An avid outdoorsman, he loved mudding and four wheeling with friends and family, and playing baseball and video games with his little brothers. If you knew Christian, then you knew his contagious smile and laughter. He was everybody's friend; he never let anyone have a bad time.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Cecil Klein and Judy Martinez. Survivors include his fathers, John Burdeshaw and Jessie Martinez; mother, Tanya Mosley; grandparents, Sue Klein, Punk and Margie Albritton, Angelo Martinez, and Julia Martinez; 7 brothers, Michael Owens (Nicole), Wyatt Burdeshaw, Tyson Burdeshaw, Dylon Martinez (Carissa) Alex Martinez, Hunter Reid, and Buddy Hernandez; 1 sister, Elizabeth Lewis (J.R.); aunts and uncles, Robert Klein (Sarah), Amy Dorsey (Jeff), Belinda Klein, Stephanie Reid (Scooter), Tisha Bostick, Amelia Sandoval, Vera Martinez, Angelo Luis Martinez, Jun Alcordo, and Josephine Novo; many, many cousins; and his girlfriend, Carol Allison. We are forever grateful to have had Christian as a son, brother, and friend.

Funeral services are as 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Fort Green Baptist Church with Rev. Steve McGaughey officiating. Visitation begins at 11:00 A.M. Burial is at Fort Green Baptist Cemetery.

A luncheon provided by Fort Green Baptist Church and Hardee County Senior High will be held at the chrch following the services.