Obituary for
George Wendell Roberts
submitted by
Edgle Dyer
| George Wendell
Roberts, 80, of Brownfield passed away Sunday, July 4, 2010, in
Lubbock. Services were held at 10 a.m., Wednesday,
July 7, at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Brit Atkins and Rev.
Travis Curry officiating. Burial was in Terry County Memorial
Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home. Wendell was born September 16, 1929, in Boone, Oklahoma to Guymon J. and Viola Roberts. He moved to Brownfield in 1959 and married Lora Virginia "Ginger" Day there on June 4, 1959. He was a farmer. He is preceded in death by his parents, a son, Ricky Roberts and a brother Wayne Roberts. Wendell is survived by his wife of 51 years, Ginger Roberts of Brownfield; a son, E.W. Heathcoat and wife Wanda of Odessa; two daughters, Gayle Cunnington and husband Guy of Denver, CO. and Brenda Turnbow and husband Byron of Brownfield; two brothers, Don Roberts and Gary Roberts both of Lawton, OK; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Joanna Roberts of Toms River, NJ. Brownfield News |