Betty Roberts

Flood Watch issued August 14 at 2:57PM EDT until August 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Ross, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Another round of showers and thunderstorms is expected to move through the region Saturday into Saturday night. Given the saturated ground, additional heavy rainfall may result in flash flooding.

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

Betty Roberts

Betty L. Roberts, 79, Fort Recovery, died Feb. 24, 2014, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater.

She was born April 6, 1934, in Covington, Ky., to James and Stella Webster Brown. On April 28, 1951, she married James E. Roberts Sr., who died Jan. 19, 2010.

Surviving are three daughters, Kathy (John) Wolf, Fort Recovery, Beck (Chuck) Wolf, Coldwater, and Kristina (Aaron) Olsen, Columbus; a son, Bob (Lori) Roberts, Portland, Ind.; a brother, Kirtley (Brenda) Brown, Morningview, Ky.; 20 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; a daughter-in-law, Sherry Roberts, Salamonia, Ind., and a brother-in-law, David Beard, Covington, Ky.

Preceding her in death were a son, James Roberts Jr., and four sisters, Vivian Whitton, Dora Hicks, Joyce Marksberry and Donna Sue Beard.

She attended Fort Recovery United Methodist Church.

Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church, the Revs. Allan Brown and David Gordon officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Fort Recovery.

Calling is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home, Fort Recovery, and 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church.

Condolences may be left at www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.

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