Barbara Roberts (Plainview)

Barbara Dean Roberts, 71, of Plainview passed away on Monday, February 2, 2009. Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, February 5, 2009 at Parkview Baptist Church with Rev. Joe P. Weldon officiating and Rev. Steve Martin assisting. Interment will follow in Parklawn Memorial Gardens under the direction of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Mrs. Roberts was born on January 1, 1938 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Clarence Leon and Kathryn Eloise Freeman. Barbara met and fell in love with Kent Roberts during her high school years at Hobbs, New Mexico. She and her family moved to Lovington and they were married June 5, 1955 at Calvary Baptist Church in Lovington, New Mexico. Barbara’s greatest pride and joy were her grandchildren and her flower beds. Her passion was to read and tell her grandchildren and all little children the story of Jesus. She taught pre-school and head start programs for the Plainview public schools and later worked with private Day Care children. Survivors include her husband of fifty three years: Kent Roberts of Plainview; one daughter: Kathryn Marshal and husband Mark of Kingsland; two sons: Kent Roberts, Jr. of Lubbock and Kerry D. Roberts of San Antonio; her father: Clarence Leon Freeman of Midland; two sisters: Beverly Braden and husband Gary of Oklahoma City and Nancy Martin and husband Buddy of Midland; six grandchildren: Matthew Marshall and wife Dawn of Kingsland, Melanie and husband Tyron Lee of Farmersville, Rachel and husband Wade Prutzman of Hale Center, Haley and husband Eric Buske of Lubbock, Rebecca and husband Brandon Marcy of Lubbock and Kellan Roberts and wife Allison of Memphis and nine great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother: Eloise Freeman and daughter: Cynthia Rhea Roberts Horne. Visitation for family and friends will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at the funeral home.