Martha Ellen Nixon, 62, Hamilton, Mo., passed away on October 21, 2016, at the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, Hamilton. She lived in Hamilton since 1985.

Martha was born on January 5, 1954, in Independence, Mo., to Robert W. and Laverne (Mace) Jacob. She was a 1972 graduate of the Fayette, Mo., High School. Following high school, she had worked at and attended Central Methodist University in Fayette. She became a homemaker who loved being a mother and grandmother. She was a voracious reader and enjoyed movies, especially the Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter series.

Martha was a Methodist and had been a past member of PEO, Chapter N of Hamilton.

She was preceded in death by her father.

Survivors: Children-Kielly (Donnie) McGinley, Polo, Mo.; Branon (Tammy) Ralston, Kansas City, Mo.; and Jacob Nixon, Columbia, Mo.
2 grandchildren-Dylan (Molly) King and Gavin Ralston; 1 great-grandchild-Chloe King; Mother-Laverne Jacob, Hamilton; Sister-Lura (David) McAllister, Jefferson City, Mo.; 2 nephews-Eric and Ryan McAllister; and 2 cousins-Georgia and Barbara Baskett.

Cremation has been entrusted to Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton.

Celebration of Life Service: 2 p.m., Saturday, October 29, 2016, at Bram Funeral Home.

Visitation: 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Inurnment: Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Mo.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kansas City Rescue Mission in care of the funeral home.