Alix Elaine Martin

April 4, 1945 - February 19, 2019

Alix Elaine Martin, 73, a lifelong resident of Miami passed away at Integris Miami Hospital on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. She was of Cherokee Heritage and born April 4, 1945 in Miami to Alex and Birdie May (Morgan) Squirrel. Elaine graduated from Miami High School in 1964, and shortly after moved to Colorado where she attended Beauty School .Elaine finished beauty school just a year later in 1965. While in Colorado she worked in retail sales at Sears for many years. Elaine moved back to the Miami area in 1994. She enjoyed reading and worked hard to help with the family. Mrs. Martin was preceded in passing by her parents Alex and Birdie, and one sister Jackie Mapes. Survivors include her children William A. Martin and his wife Jenny of Miami, Jack Martin and his wife Mandy of Joplin and Dawn Freeman and her spouse Mark Boyd of Miami, her three sisters Doris Williams, Deloris Valdez and Martha Fansler along with her many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services for Alix are 2:00 PM on Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Cooper Memorial Chapel at Brown-Winters Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Miami. Interment will follow privately at Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery under the care of Brown-Winters Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Miami. Friends and family may send the family notes of encouragement by viewing Mrs. Martin’s Tribute page at www.brown-winters.com.