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Jean Carroll Robertson, 66, of the Pleasant View community, departed this life Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007, in Fort Smith, Ark., after a long courageous battle with cancer. She goes before her husband of 47 years, Lynn Dale Robertson. Together they built a faithful Christian home raising four children and becoming grandparents to twelve, including one great-granddaughter.
Their family includes eldest son, Terry Robertson, wife Beccy and
children, Kristen Davis, her husband Russell and daughter
Victoria, as well as son, Justin of Loganville, Ga.; daughter
Linda Folkerts, husband Kyle and children Brandon, Luke, Maggie,
Olivia, Jake and Emme Claire of Alma; a second son Larry
Robertson of Dallas, Texas; and youngest son Kenny Robertson,
wife Anne and children Carlie, Brooks and Brady of Muldrow,
Okla.
She was born May 18, 1941, in Lamar, Okla., the eldest child of the
late Lee and Lela Roberts of Horntown, Okla., and precedes
in death her sisters, Kathryn Carter and husband, Mac of
Seminole; Mary Ann Puckett and husband, Ed of Cushing; as
well as brother, Gerald Roberts and wife, Brenda of Finley,
Okla., she is also survived by brother and sister-in-law,
Radell and Marie Robertson of Springdale, Ark., and three
uncles, Russell Roberts and wife, Marie of Tulsa, James
"Shorty" Roberts of Bristow and Johnny Roberts and wife, Pat
of Shawnee. Jean also leaves several dearly loved nieces and
nephews, a host of cousins and other relatives, as well as a
multitude of friends made during the past sixty-odd years.
At age 12, Jean began her life-long passion as a pianist and gospel
music singer. At 16, she started playing for The
Gospelaires Quartet in Holdenville. Throughout her
adult life, she continued to play and sing with
various groups and churches in both Oklahoma and
Arkansas. At the time her health failed, she was
serving as pianist of First Baptist Church of
Mulberry where she was a long-time member.
A graduate of Moss High School in Oklahoma, in 1959, with All-State
honors in basketball and fast pitch softball,
she received an Associate of Arts degree from
Seminole Junior College, Seminole, in 1975. Two
years later she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Elementary Education from Oklahoma Baptist
University in Shawnee.
She spent the next twenty-eight years as a
kindergarten and first grade teacher-the
first five years in Bergman, Ark., and the
next twenty-three years with Pleasant View
Public Schools. Jean retired in 2005 to sew
and enjoy time with her grand kids.
Her sisters and brother will hold close many memories of being
raised on a farm with Jean and watching
her move on to start a family of her
own. Lynn and Jean's children will
remember all the love a mother could
possibly give and the lessons she
instilled in them. She was the guiding
light for her family's path to Christ.
Her husband will cherish all the years
of love received from creating a family
with Jean. He will hold in his heart all
the joys, laughter and especially the
memories only the two of them shared.
Visitation will be 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Lewis Funeral Home in
Fort Smith, Ark. Funeral services
were at 2 p.m. Monday, November 26,
2007, at First Baptist Church of
Mulberry with Pastor Steve
Harrelson, Fred Moon, David Moody
and son Terry Robertson officiated.
Burial followed at New Cemetery in
Mulberry.
Pallbearers were her grandsons Brandon Folkerts, Justin Robertson,
Luke Folkerts, Russell Davis
and nephews Brian Puckett
and David Carter.
In lieu of flowers, the Robertson family asks for donations to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements were under the direction of Lewis Funeral Home, Fort Smith, Ark |