Eileen Roberts

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Eileen M. Roberts, 73, of Marble Hill died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Feb. 6, 1928, at Glenwood, Iowa, daughter of Wayne D. and Marie Bomer.

She and Eldon Roberts were married May 22, 1946, in Marysville, Kan. He died Oct. 19, 1992, in Wymore, Neb., where the family had resided from 1975 to 1996.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Marble Hill and a retired teacher's aid at the Marble Hill Elementary School.

Survivors include three sons, Larry Roberts of Marble Hill; Gary Roberts of Glenallen, Mo.; Rodney Roberts of Collierville, Tenn.; one daughter, Connie Roberts of Wymore, Neb.; one sister, Judy Houston of Carter Lake, Iowa; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by two brothers.

Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. today at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill and then again Monday at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Marble Hill.

Funeral will be Monday at 11:30 a.m. at the church, with the Rev. Fred Ritter officiating. Burial will be in McGee Chapel Cemetery near Glenallen.