Martha Mae Roberts May 11, 1942-February 9, 2006 Out of the loving arms of her daughters and into the out stretched loving arms of Jesus, Mom peacefully left us on February 9th. Because of Martha's difficulties in life she looked forward to experiencing God's warm love and peace. Martha was born in Atlanta, Texas on May 11, 1942 and lived mostly in the Tri-Cities for the past 52 years. She enjoyed working the outages out at Hanford and worked retail in Western Stores. Martha had a great love for horses, especially Dandi. She surrounded herself with western motif: movies, books, music, clothes and she loved to dance. She gave lessons at the Arthur Murray Studios in Seattle. She lived in Blaine, Washington for about 6 years and was an active member of Jaycee's auxiliary club. Martha is preceded in death by her father and mother, Walter 'Tex' and Dorothy Thompson, her brother Milton Thompson and son Malcom 'Ty' Roberts. She is survived by her son Marty Rhonda Martin of Kennewick, daughter Kimberly Joe Cassidy of Kennewick, son Guy Roberts of Sedro Wooly, Washington, brother Ray Bobbi Jo Thompson of Richland, sister Myrna Tad Johnson of Southern California, sister-in-law Janet Thompson, and a very special friend, who she attended school with, Al Neely. She had 12 grandchildren: Rachael, Bobbilee and Devin Martin, Justin Gerg, Jourdan and Jessika Brosius, Justin and Kathryn Cassidy, Tyler Roberts, Nicole and Heather Roberts and Andrew Dodson Roberts, and numerous nieces and nephews. Services will be held at Mueller's Tri-Cities Funeral Home 1401 S. Union in Kennewick on Feb.15, 2006, at 2 p.m. Visitation will be on Monday from 12:00 p.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. For those who loved Martha, please refer to Matthew 6:14, 15