Martha Nearing, 84, of El Paso, TX, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in El Paso.

Born January 17, 1941, in Bradford, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ida (Tyger) Simons. Martha was a 1959 graduate of Bradford High School.

Martha moved to El Paso, Texas, in 1962, where she would build a life filled with love, adventure, and many cherished memories. She enjoyed her youth as a Girl Scout, loved running away to the Mountains in Ruidoso, New Mexico, loved planting flowers, and especially treasured spending time with her family. Martha’s kindness, warmth, and loving spirit will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Her sparkle and legacy lives on in the hearts of her family and friends.

Surviving are three children: Robin, Paul, and Stephanie, grandchildren   Wesley, Kaygan, and Kyle; David and Jeremy; Chyanne and Shannon, great-grandchildren: Bianca, McKenzie, Zayden, Ryland, Giovanni, and Oryn, two brothers, John D. Simons, and Frederick Simons, and several cousins, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Dennis, brother, Thomas Simons, her grandson, Shane, and great-grandson, Xander.

Family will receive friends on Monday March 24, 2025, from Noon to 1:00 pm in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc. 33 South Avenue, at 1:00 pm funeral services will be held with Rev. Jay Tennies, Pastor of Bradford Cooperative Ministries, officiating. Burial will be in Willow Dale Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com