1935
Betty
2017
Betty Comer Roberts
September 19, 1935 — May 30, 2017
Betty Comer Roberts
Tupelo - Betty Comer Roberts, 81, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, died Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. She was born September 19, 1935 to Goldon and Gertrude Comer. She was raised in the Fawn Grove Community in Itawamba County and was a 1953 graduate of Itawamba Agriculture High School. In 1954, Betty married Wilford Roberts and they resided in Tupelo their entire married life together. She served as secretary-treasurer for their Tupelo family business, Tapco. Betty enjoyed beautiful flowers, shopping, reading, traveling, and most of all, spending time with family. She was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Wilford Roberts of Tupelo; her children, Lynn Still (Malcolm), Don Roberts (Mary Ruth) and Mark Roberts (Angelia) all of Tupelo; her grandchildren, Benton Still, Tyler Still, Kelsey Still and fiance' Logan Dodson, Anna Merritt Roberts, Weston Roberts, Kirk Roberts, Kate Roberts, Alivia Roberts, and Luke Roberts; and one brother, Robert Comer.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Lamoin Comer, Fred Comer, and Charles Edward Comer.
Visitation will be from 5 until 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at W. E. Pegues, Tupelo.
Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, June 1, 2017, at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with Rev. Jim Yates officiating. Burial will be in Fawn Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Benton Still, Tyler Still, Weston Roberts, Kirk Roberts, Luke Roberts and Logan Dodson.
The family request that the members of Betty’s Adult Four Ladies Sunday school class at Calvary to sit together during the service.
Memorial may be made to: Sanctuary Hospice House, PO Box 2177, Tupelo, MS 38803, Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi, 16 Northtown Drive, Suite 100 Jackson, MS 39211 and Calvary Baptist Church, 501 West Main Street Tupelo, MS 38804.
Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
Tupelo - Betty Comer Roberts, 81, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, died Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at Sanctuary Hospice House after an extended illness. She was born September 19, 1935 to Goldon and Gertrude Comer. She was raised in the Fawn Grove Community in Itawamba County and was a 1953 graduate of Itawamba Agriculture High School. In 1954, Betty married Wilford Roberts and they resided in Tupelo their entire married life together. She served as secretary-treasurer for their Tupelo family business, Tapco. Betty enjoyed beautiful flowers, shopping, reading, traveling, and most of all, spending time with family. She was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Wilford Roberts of Tupelo; her children, Lynn Still (Malcolm), Don Roberts (Mary Ruth) and Mark Roberts (Angelia) all of Tupelo; her grandchildren, Benton Still, Tyler Still, Kelsey Still and fiance' Logan Dodson, Anna Merritt Roberts, Weston Roberts, Kirk Roberts, Kate Roberts, Alivia Roberts, and Luke Roberts; and one brother, Robert Comer.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Lamoin Comer, Fred Comer, and Charles Edward Comer.
Visitation will be from 5 until 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at W. E. Pegues, Tupelo.
Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, June 1, 2017, at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W. E. Pegues with Rev. Jim Yates officiating. Burial will be in Fawn Grove Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Benton Still, Tyler Still, Weston Roberts, Kirk Roberts, Luke Roberts and Logan Dodson.
The family request that the members of Betty’s Adult Four Ladies Sunday school class at Calvary to sit together during the service.
Memorial may be made to: Sanctuary Hospice House, PO Box 2177, Tupelo, MS 38803, Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi, 16 Northtown Drive, Suite 100 Jackson, MS 39211 and Calvary Baptist Church, 501 West Main Street Tupelo, MS 38804.
Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
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