Mrs. Roberts passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 at Pine Meadows Healthcare in Bolivar.
She was born on Thursday, January 3, 1946 in Walnut, MS to the late James and Lura Munn Luna. She was married on Saturday, August 5, 1961, to Mr. Joey H. Roberts. Mr. Roberts passed away, Monday, February 26, 2007, after 45 years of marriage.
Mrs. Roberts was a clerk at Western Mental Health Institute, retiring after 28 years of service. Mr. Roberts also worked at WMHI for over 38 years. In her spare time, she enjoyed reading, sewing and spending time with her grandchildren. She enjoyed worshiping with the Dixie Hills Baptist Church.
Mrs. Roberts is survived by two daughters, Jackie Hilliard of Bolivar and Jeanette (Paul) Woods of Middleton; three sisters, Sheila McKelvey, Kay (Jay) Jackson and Faye Kimery; two sisters-in-law, Frances Hampton and Jeanie Roberts; eight grandchildren, Andy (Michelle) Woods, Christy (Keith) Birmingham, Heather Woods, Bubba (Victoria) Hilliard, Joey Roberts, III, Ethan Roberts, Christian Cox and Aaron Poole, 14 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Roberts was preceded in death by a son, Joey H. Roberts, Jr. on Thursday, April 25, 2019; two sisters, Darnell Roberts and Marcell Ray; and son-in-law, Charles Hilliard on Friday, November 17,2017.
Memorials may be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital [http://www.stjude.org]