Elias Roberts Sr. Obituary (1932

Elias Roberts Sr. (Big Papa, PePa), 78, of Wright City, passed away April 18, 2010 at his residence in Wright City. He was born April 21, 1932 in Bennington, OK, the son of Steven and Annie (Homer) Roberts. Elias was a member of White Sands Church, Valliant. He served his country in the United Stated Army. Elias loved his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He enjoyed going to church, gospel singings, traditional Choctaw hymns, fishing, working on cars, yard work, watching Dallas Cowboys and O.U. football. He was an avid Wright City Lumberjax and Broken Bow Savage fan. He loved his dog Ranger. Elias was preceded in death by his parents, wife Josephine Roberts, son Marvin Roberts, two sisters Carrie Robertson and Mary Jane Bacon, one brother Henry Roberts and a half-brother Andrew Bacon. He leaves to cherish his memory his two sons, Ricky Roberts, Oklahoma City, OK, and Elias Roberts Jr. and wife Phyllis, Broken Bow, OK; six daughters, Evelyn Kaye Tom and husband Nicholas, Phenix City, AL, Donna Rodriguez and husband Domingo, Wright City, OK, Virginia McCleskey and husband Melvin, Wright City, OK, Barbara Giddens and husband Willie B., Broken Bow, OK, Faye Anna and husband Wayne, Wright City, OK and Bitty Crosby and husband Willard, Durant, OK; a brother-in-law Jimmy Ray Bacon, Broken Bow, OK; twenty six grandchildren, thirty six great-grandchildren with two on the way, a host of nieces, nephews and friends.Cemetery:Slater Cemetery in Wright CityVisitation:6-8 PM Wednesday evening, at Brumley Funeral Home, Broken BowService:2 PM Thursday at the Wright City, First Baptist Church To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Elias Roberts Sr., please visit our floral store.