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Obituary For Emma Evelyn Roberts
Private Funeral service for Emma Roberts, 86, of Opelika, AL, will be at 12:00 noon, Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church, 201 South 4th Street, Opelika, AL 36801 with interment in Garden Hills Cemetery, Reverend Anthony Pogue will officiate.
Mrs. Roberts, who passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Emory Hospital in Decatur, GA, was born March 28, 1934 in Lee County, Alabama.
Public viewing for Mrs. Roberts will be Friday, January 22, 2021, from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Mrs. Roberts will lie in repose at the church one hour prior to the service which is open to the public.
She leaves to cherish her memory: her husband of 64 years, Orville Roberts of Opelika, AL; four children, Michael Roberts, Steven (Rosa) Roberts both of Opelika, AL, Michelle Roberts of Gaithersburg, MD and Stephanie (Anthony) Redmon of Simpsonville, SC; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-four great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a brother-in-law, John (Karin) Roberts of Steilacoom, WA; a sister-in-law, Bettye Roberts of Carrollton, GA; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
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My Deepest Condolences To The Family🙏🙏🙏 Florene Johnson
Armetta Johnson a classmate
To a past neighbor who was always polite and friendly to the family IAM truly sorry for your loss may God strengthen you at time Elaine Cooper Williams
Please accept our deepest sympathy. Family of Mary F. Brooks
My sincere condolences to you Mr. Orville and the entire Roberts family. Mrs. Emma had such a gentle spirit she will be greatly missed throughout the community. May the Lord strengthen you all for the day, night, week, months and years ahead is my prayer!
God bless you all during this difficult time. Very sorry for your loss. Jacqueline Ivey
Condolences to the Roberts family on the loss of your loved one. God bless you all during this difficult time.
Condolences to the Roberts family. Regina Ivey
My deepest sympathies go out to you and your family. May God give you the peace that you seek.The Dick Family Walter Anita Xavier Tameka and Kayla
My deepest sympathy.
Janice Johnson-Wallace
I believe that tears can heal, memories can comfort, and love lives on forever. My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family. ~Arthur Beasley and Family
Mr. Robert, Michelle, Michael, Steven and Stephanie, Thinking of the family and wishing you moments of peace and comfort as you remember Mama Robert's. (Psalms 121)
Rev. Marvin Frazier Stafford, Va.
My deepest, sincerest and most heartfelt sympathies to Mr. Orville and the entire Roberts family. Mrs. Emma was a beautiful woman inside and out and will he greatly missed by the ones that knew her best and loved her most. Continued prayers of strength and comfort to the family.
Thalia R. Hardnett - Opelika, Alabama
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