In Memory Of
Martha J. Roberts
1923
2017
Martha J. Roberts
January 12, 1923 — July 30, 2017
Martha J. (White) Roberts, 94, died Sunday, July 30, 2017. She was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church and a proud homemaker who enjoyed raising her 10 children, crocheting, and needle point.
Martha was born on January 12, 1923 in Owensboro, KY to the late Thomas E. and Margaret (Drake) White. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John D. Roberts, Sr., and her children, John D., Jr., Thomas, Bill, and Melissa Roberts.
She is survived by her children, Michael, Patrick (Dale), Stephen, Jeffrey (Peggy), and Byron (Cheryl) Roberts, and Missy Popp (Tony) and Michelle Portwood (Mark); 22 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 3 PM to 8 PM Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Newcomer Funeral Home (3309 Ballard Ln. New Albany, IN). Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 AM Friday, August 4, 2017 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help with burial to follow in Mater Dolorosa Cemetery in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. (2600 Network Blvd., Suite 300 Frisco, Texas 75034). To leave a special message for the family, please click on the "Share Memories" icon at the top of the page.
Martha was born on January 12, 1923 in Owensboro, KY to the late Thomas E. and Margaret (Drake) White. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John D. Roberts, Sr., and her children, John D., Jr., Thomas, Bill, and Melissa Roberts.
She is survived by her children, Michael, Patrick (Dale), Stephen, Jeffrey (Peggy), and Byron (Cheryl) Roberts, and Missy Popp (Tony) and Michelle Portwood (Mark); 22 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 3 PM to 8 PM Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Newcomer Funeral Home (3309 Ballard Ln. New Albany, IN). Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 AM Friday, August 4, 2017 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help with burial to follow in Mater Dolorosa Cemetery in Owensboro, Kentucky.
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. (2600 Network Blvd., Suite 300 Frisco, Texas 75034). To leave a special message for the family, please click on the "Share Memories" icon at the top of the page.
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