Martha was named for her grandmother, Martha Louisa Barrus Hammond. She grew up with older siblings Patricia and Clarence and her little sister Michelle. When Martha was five, her family moved to Blackfoot, where her parents grew up. After a year in town living on Sexton Street, her family moved to Thomas and purchased a farm on Wilson Road, half a mile south of Snake River District Office. Martha attended Rockford Elementary, Snake River Jr. High, and Snake River High School, graduating in 1975. As a child Martha enjoyed spending many hours outside making dancing ladies from hollyhocks, swinging on the tire swing in the huge old poplar tree, sneaking fresh peas and raspberries from the garden, and swimming in the slough behind the barnyard. Martha was a creative and gifted person. She loved to draw, do oil paintings, fold origami, create stained glass window frames and ornaments, crochet, and bead on moccasins. Martha taught herself tatting, and at one time gave classes on this beautiful and nearly lost art of lace-making. She gifted her family with many lovely items she created. Martha was an animal lover, especially cats, and she always had at least one feline companion. Martha also loved camping and going fishing with her family at Antelope and Conant Creek, and was a very patient fisherwoman, enjoying the solitude of sitting on a peaceful, shady creek bank on a summer afternoon. Martha graduated from ISU Vo-Tech in Graphic design. She worked in Idaho Falls for a few years at a print shop, then spent the rest of her career at Modern Printing in Blackfoot. Martha had to retire early due to physical problems that started after she slipped on ice and broke her ankle, eventually limited her mobility and necessitated her use of a power scooter. Martha had lived at Bingham Memorial Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center since 2015. Survivors included her brother Clarence (Cindy) Hammond of Chubbuck, her sister Michelle (Marvin) Miles of Las Cruces, NM, and her brother-in-law Larry Kitzmiller of Thomas; preceded by sister-in-law Lori Hammond.