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Submitted: 7/13/16 • Approved: 7/13/16 • Last Updated: 7/16/16 • R1148248-G1148246-S3
Ben
Nov 6, 1907 - May 28, 1987
Dorothy
Feb 16, 1914 - July 30, 2012
Mrs. Dorothy G. Roberts, 98, of Corning, AR., passed away Monday, July 30, 2012, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould, AR.
Mrs. Roberts was born in Earle, AR., on February 16, 1914.
She was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Corning.
She married her husband Benjamin Franklin Roberts on April 28, 1934 in Corning. He preceded her in death on May 28, 1987.
She is survived by one son David Joe Roberts and wife Shirley of Corning, AR.; one daughter Betty Taylor of Corning, AR.; four grandchildren Scott Roberts of Jonesboro, AR., Keith Taylor of Eads, TN., Wade Taylor of Corning, AR., Randi Roberts of Bella Vista, AR.; three great-grandchildren Rachel Roberts of Jonesboro, AR., Karlie Taylor of Eads, TN., and Madison Taylor of Eads, TN.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents Dave and Myrtle (Gipson) Skillern; one brother Andy Skillern; one sister Goldie Prince; one great-grandson Zach Roberts; two half-brothers Ernest Jiles, Bill Jiles; and one half-sister Aulcie Arnold.
Funeral services were in the Ermert Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in the Corning Cemetery.
Parents:
David S. Skillern (1866 - 1925)
Myrtle Gibson Skillern (1875 - 1935)
Spouse:
Benjamin Franklin Roberts (1907 - 1987)
Siblings:
Goldie Edith Skillern Prince (1911 - 1988)
Dorothy Gertrude Skillern Roberts (1914 - 2012)
Andrew Alfred Skillern (1917 - 1968)
Contributed on 7/13/16 by hawkinsdonna
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