Batesville Herald Tribune, Batesville, Indiana

Obituaries

Related Photos

  • Betty Roberts

    roberts, betty obit.jpg
December 3, 2012

Betty Lou Roberts, 85

The Herald-Tribune

— Betty Lou Roberts, 85, Batesville, formerly of Greensburg, passed away Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, at her residence.

The daughter of George William and Ola May (Alexander) Bausback was born June 27, 1927, in Decatur County.  The 1945 Greensburg High School graduate was part owner, secretary and treasurer of Standard Fertilizer for many years.  She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Sunman, as well as a founding member of Grace Lutheran Church, Greensburg.  

She married Wilbur Roberts Aug. 27, 1945, in Auburn, and he survives at home.

Betty is also survived by one daughter: Bonnie Holzbacher,  Batesville; one son: Sheldon (Dianna) Roberts, Greensburg; one sister: Dorothy (Eddie) Howard, Greensburg; and two sisters-in-law: Esther Bausback and Ruby Roberts.

Five grandchildren, Teresa Holzbacher-Heilman, Tammy Fancher, Sheldon “Joey” Roberts Jr., Kristie Roberts and Shannon Nugent, and nine great-grandchildren also survive.  

She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers: Omer, Francis and Emerson “Gene” Bausback; and one sister: Delores Joyner.

Friends may call at Gilliland-Howe Funeral Home, Greensburg, Wednesday, Dec. 5, from 9:30 a.m. until the 11:30 a.m. service. Burial will follow in South Park Cemetery, Greensburg.  

Memorial contributions may be given to the St. John Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.gilliland-howe.com.

 

Text Only
Obituaries
Featured Ads
AP Video
Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash Lotto Fever Sweeps the Country Conn. Commuter Trains Collide; 60 Go to Hospital Coffee Run Leads to Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest Fmr. IRS Head Insists No Politics in Targeting CDC: Fecal Bacteria Common in Swimming Pools $1 Million in Jewels Stolen at Cannes Film Fest NM Mom Chases Down Child Abductor Raw: Crash Sends Car Into Fla. Pool Raw: Obama Sits Down With Elementary Kids Raw: Bear Falls From Tampa Tree Ousted IRS Chief: Errors Not Caused by Politics Terror Suspect Due in Court in Idaho Friday Raw: Driver Ejected From Truck, Over Bridge Could Tobacco Be the Next Biofuel? Wash. State Releases Draft Rules for Legal Pot Dying Man's Blinks Lead to Murder Conviction Officials: Texas Tornado Likely Had 200 Mph Wind Brothers Arrested in NOLA Parade Shooting
Seasonal Content
Hyperlocal Search
Premier Guide
Find a business

Walking Fingers
Maps, Menus, Store hours, Coupons, and more...
Premier Guide
Parade
Magazine
Click HERE to read all your Parade favorites including Hollywood Wire, Celebrity interviews and photo galleries, Food recipes and cooking tips, Games and lots more.
Facebook