Ellen Roberts

Ellen Roberts, daughter of Howard Dorcy and Mattie Ewing Daniels was born April 15, 1922 in Mena, Arkansas and departed this life on October 23, 2012 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 90 years, 6 months and 8 days. She married the love of her life Wilford Roy Robby Roberts and to this union 5 children were born Roy Douglas, Jimmy Lee, JoAnn, Larry Clifton and Garry Lynn. She was a very loving wife, mother and grandmother to her family. She was dedicated to her job at Stilwell Foods for many years where she even earned employee of the year a few times before she retired. She was a member of Central Baptist Church. Ellens hobbies included gardening, yard work, tending to her flowers, fishing and camping. She loved to cook for her family whom she deeply cherished. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Robby Roberts, 3 sons Roy Douglas, Jimmy and Larry Roberts, siblings Elsa Huggins, Thelma Lloyd, Gertrude Ennis, Joyce Rozell, Clifton Daniels, Jerry Daniels, son in law Dewey Jones, great grandson Kaleb Hopkins and great granddaughter Heather Edwards. Ellen is survived by a very loving family that includes her 2 children JoAnn Jones Adamson and Hubert, Garry Roberts and wife Sally all of Tahlequah, OK, daughter in law Teresa Roberts of Siloam Springs, AR, 7 grandchildren JoElla Huckabee and husband Shane of Paragould, AR, Penny Hopkins and husband Crocky , Jimmy Jones and wife Amanda all of Stilwell, OK, Garry Loyd Roberts and wife Katie of Stillwater, OK, Kay Lynn Wiseley of Tahlequah, OK, Laura Roberts, Amanda Pennington and husband Chris all of Siloam Springs, AR, 11 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren. Sister Pat Lincoln of Gore, OK, several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends also survive her. Funeral services were held at 2 pm on Friday, October 26, 2012 at RobertsReedCulver Chapel with Bro. Jimmy Jones and Bro. Floyd Kester, Jr. officiating. Interment followed at Stilwell City Cemetery.