Special to The Reporter
OVALO. Oct. 26 - Mrs. Laura Elizabeth Roberson, 66,
wife of C. M. Roberson, died unexpectedly at the family home, four miles
southwest of Oplin, Sunday morning at 7 o'clock. Death was attributed to a heart
attack.
Although Mrs. Roberson's health had been involved for a year her condition
was not considered serious. She arose Sunday morning as usual and had eaten
breakfast with other members of the family. She was stricken shortly afterward
and died within a few minutes.
The funeral was set for 3 o'clock this afternoon at the Oplin Baptist church,
with the Rev. Mr. Woodward of Comanche and the Rev. Dick Bright of Potosi,
officiating.
Mrs. Roberson was born in Arkansas, January 12, 1870, and moved to Comanche
County, Texas, with her parents at the age of three years. She was married to C.
M. Roberson in 1887. The couple had lived at their present Callahan County home
for 22 years.
Surviving Mrs. Roberson besides her husband are five sons, Tom, John, Robert,
Carl and Jim Roberson of Oplin; two daughters, Mrs. H. B. Straley of Oplin and
Mrs. Lee Gotcher of San Angelo, and 16 grandchildren.
She had been a member of the Baptist church since girlhood, and held
membership at Oplin.
Pallbearers named were Grover Clair, A. Clain, Marvin Dlckson, Herman Gotcher,
Sam McBrlde, Ralph Morse.
M. A. Horton of Ovalo had charge of the funeral arrangements.