Martha Jean Billings

Martha Jean Billings, 89 of Los Alamos passed away on Friday after a brief illness. She moved to Los Alamos in 1956 and left in 1973. She came back in 2002 to live with her daughter and then in Sombrillo Nursing Center for the past sixteen months. She was a fun loving and gracious lady who always had a twinkle in her eyes. She will greatly be missed by all whose lives were touched by her gentle spirit. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Myrtle Hansen, sister Beth Knapp, brother, Victor Hansen and an infant daughter. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Richard Billings, daughters, Jeannie Steedle and her husband James of Los Alamos, Marlene McKee of Kamiah, Idaho, grandchildren, Jackie Leeches and her husband Jason of Los Alamos, and Robert "Bobby" Steedle of Las Vegas, NV, as well as many other relatives and friends. . Cremation has taken place and a private family memorial service will be scheduled at a later time. The Rivera Family of Block-Salazar Mortuary are providing the Family of Martha Jean Billings with care and professional services. (505) 753-2288 or 1 (800) 443-4854.