Obit of Roberts, Jane - Comanche County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips  <okarchives@comcast.net>    03 Jun 2007
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::Sunset Memorial Gardens--Lawton OK

Becker Funeral Home Obit 22 Oct 2005

Jane Roberts

Age 74, Lawton - Services will be at 10:00 am Tuesday at Peace 
Church, South of Indiahoma, with her husband James Roberts, her son 
James Roberts, Jr., Pastors, and her son in-law Wayne Schoonover, 
Pastor of Liberty Heights Chapel, officiating.

Mrs. Roberts died Saturday in a local hospital.

Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of 
Becker Funeral Home.

FAMILY WILL GREET FRIENDS FROM 6PM TO 8PM MONDAY EVENING AT THE 
FUNERAL HOME.

Jane was born July 28, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas to Ike T. and Effie 
Mae (Liddell) Sidebottom.  She was raised in Fort Worth, graduating 
from Paschal High School in 1949.  On July 28, 1949 she married James 
Roberts of Snyder, Oklahoma.  They lived in or around Fort Worth for 
the next five years and were blessed with three children, a son and 
two daughters.  The family moved to Lawton in 1954.  After the 
children were in school, Jane attended Cameron University, received a 
B.S. degree in Elementary Education from Oklahoma College for Women, 
later she received a M.S. degree in Counseling from Southwestern 
State University.  She taught first grade and kindergarten at Swinney 
Elementary School, was a counselor at Eisenhower Junior High School, 
and was retired from Lawton Public Schools in 1986.  During this time 
she was active in several professional organizations.  In 1988 she 
and her husband moved to a rural residence Southwest of Cache, and 
continued a ministry which had begun at Peace Church in 1961.  She 
was the Pianist, Sunday school teacher, and taught special evening 
Bible classes for children at the church.  She and her husband 
returned to live in Lawton in 2004.  She was also active in work for 
the Salvation Army.

Survivors include: her husband James Roberts of the home, 2 
Daughters-Jane Ann Malakosky and her husband Kerry of Lawton, and 
Judy Schoonover and her husband Wayne of Lawton, OK.  Son-Jim Roberts 
and his wife Joan of Lawton, OK, 6 Grandchildren-Jennifer Adams and 
her husband Jason, James Roberts III and his wife Caroline, Caleb 
Schoonover and his wife Abby, Billie Jean Fox and her husband Tom, 
Amanda Milburn and her husband Darin and Rachel Foster and her 
husband Ross.  3 Great Grandchildren-Nick Milburn, Mallory Milburn 
and Kaitlyn Schoonover.  2 Sisters-Doris Rightmer of Lawton, OK and 
Sue Payton of Galveston, TX, and a Sister In-Law-Betty Wood of 
Houston, TX.

Memorial contributions may be made to Peace Church or to the 
Salvation Army 1306 SW E Avenue Lawton, OK 73501.
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