<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Warning: This story contains the name and images of a deceased Indigenous person.</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A mother and two boys who died in a Gladstone house fire have been remembered as "beautiful souls".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The trio were found dead in the charred remains of a Gladstone house last Wednesday after it was </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/gladstone-queensland-house-fire/f767b7b3-0dc0-42af-8a56-de66c3317c65" rel="" target="_blank" title="destroyed by fire"><span>destroyed by fire</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Their families released a statement today that was shared by Glenn Butcher, the member for Gladstone in Queensland's state parliament, paying tribute to Johnson, 36, and the two 12-year-old boys.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/northern-beaches-hospital-sydney-new-south-wales-australia-chris-minns/85a8ca7c-5b3e-40e7-97b7-8dbad48eb5d2" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Tragedy prompts $190 million hospital backflip</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Three beautiful souls who were tragically taken from us on Wednesday 15th October, in Yallarm (Gladstone)," the statement began. "Jordana Johnson, Jordan Norris and Chazz Mather are our nutchum, our whanau, our family."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Johnson was remembered as a devoted mother to Jordan whose loving presence touched her friends and family.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/gladstone-fire-queensland-jordana-johnson-jordan-norris-chazz-mather-tribute/e9ce32dd-ca4c-41d1-9be6-8e38ce838635" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Jordana was a devoted mother with a big heart, her children were her world," the statement said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Her love extended to her family and friends and she always willing to help anyone in need."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> The two boys were said "to be more than friends, they were brothers", and are remembered for their outgoing personality and fun-loving nature.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Jordan was fun, playful and cheeky, protective of his Mum, his sisters, and his friends," the statement said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/over-500-guns-seized-45-people-charged-major-police-firearms-crackdown/440a955d-fde3-4951-83b0-253c82f3e1b6" target="_blank"><strong><span>Chilling warning over 3D-printed guns flooding Australia after major crackdown</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Chazz was an outgoing and loving soul with a cheeky attitude who always looked out for the people he loved."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The families thanked Butcher and Gladstone Mayor Matt Burnett, as well as first responders from Queensland Police and Queensland Fire Service.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They have also requested no distressing images or footage from the house fire.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A community gathering will be held at Barney Point Beach on Saturday from 9,30am AEST, where "family, friends and members of the community" will be invited to pay their respects and remember the lives of Johnson, Norris and Mather.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A GoFundMe page has also been created that has raised over $23,000 at the time of writing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The donations received will go directly to Jordana's two daughters to start over who lost everything of their mother's home and Chazz's mother and seven siblings as both families navigate and rebuild after such a devastating loss," the page said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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