Clifford Jule Roberts

Clifford Jule Roberts

Clifford Jule Roberts, 77, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2008) at Asbury Park in Newton. Cliff was born Aug. 11, 1930, in Peabody. He graduated from Burns High School in 1948. He retired from the Marion County Road and Bridge Department. Cliff was an avid sports fan. He especially enjoyed the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals and The University of Kansas Jayhawks. He loved to fish and tell stories around the campfire. Survivors include his four children, Gary Roberts and wife, Diana, of Conway, Ark., Charney Price and husband, David, of Newton, Wanda Lambert and husband, Wendel, of Ulysses, and Galen Roberts and wife, Greta, of Bonne Terre, Mo. Other survivors include sisters, Bonnie Richards and Betty Wagoner, both of El Dorado, and sister Doris Guggisberg and husband, Carl of Lawrence. Cliff has nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jule and Tina Roberts.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Baker Funeral Home in Peabody, with family visitation from 6 to 8 p.m.

Funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, followed by burial at Summit Cemetery, Summit Methodist Church in rural Burns.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross or Asbury Park.

Arrangements are by Baker Funeral Home in Peabody.