Born in Hot Springs, SD November 2, 1931; Died December 4, 2010—age 79

Completing her early education in the Hot Springs public schools and the Greeley, Colorado public schools, she received her undergraduate degree from Colorado A&M (now Colorado State University), specializing in occupational therapy. After interning at Bellevue Hospital in New York she completed residency requirements at the VA Hospital in Oteen, North Carolina, near Asheville. Martha then returned to Greeley, Colorado, where she taught at Colorado State University. She left the academic world to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors with her husband, Edward T. Anderson. They owned and operated an antiques and collectibles business known as The Cache in Loveland, Colorado. After her husband's death, she sold the business and returned to her family's original home place in Hot Brook Canyon, near Hot Springs—a place she dearly loved. She built a new home there and enjoyed being again in the beautiful Black Hills where she was raised.

Martha was preceded in death by her husband, Edward T. Anderson, father and mother, Merit Allen Pool, Sr. and Mary Sievers Pool, her brother, Merit Allen Pool, Jr., and an infant sister, Mary Aileen. She is survived by her brother, Marion Alton Pool (wife, Helen F. Pool) of Wilson, North Carolina, and nine nieces and nephews.

Martha wished to express thanks to the staff and residents of Pine Hills retirement community, her business partners David and Gregg, and her doctors for their kindness and consideration.

Memorial services will be held Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at 10:30 a.m. in The Chapel, Pine Hills Retirement Community, Hot Springs, SD, with the Rev. Lee Crane and a local pastor officiating. Visitation will follow the service. Interment arrangements will be private.


Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.

Arrangements have been placed in the care of McColley's Chapel of the Hills in Hot Springs. Written condolences can be made at www.mccolleyschapels.com.