Maxine Roberts
Our loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend Maxine Roberts age 66, passed away February 26, 2009 in Miller Creek. She was the oldest of three children born to Clyde and Marie (Olsen) Behunin in Helper, Utah on September 20, 1942. She married Benny Roberts July 19, 1958 in Elko, NV, they were blessed with four children, as a family they enjoyed camping, fishing spending time as a family and taking family vacations, he passed away March 31, 1992.
Maxine was raised in the Carbon County area; she loved oil painting, gardening flowers and vegetables, crafts of all kinds' ceramics and wood. She enjoyed traveling with Robert, and appreciated his companionship. Maxine was a loving and caring person who always thought of others before her self, the most important thing in her life are her family, children, and grandchildren.
She is survived by special companion; Robert Barker of Miller Creek, children; Carolyn (Patrick) Moriarity of Price, Benny Roberts of Elko, NV, Skip (Lynn) Brotherson of West Jordan, Dale Roberts of Elko, NV, sister; Margaret (Fred) Miller of Price and brother; Chuck (Judy) Behunin of Douglas WY, 13 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, five brother-in-laws and nine sister-in-laws.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, in-laws; Snow and Nita Roberts and four brother-in-laws.
Funeral services will be held Monday, March 2, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at the Wellington LDS 1st Ward Chapel (47 North 100 East). A viewing will be Monday one hour prior to the services at the church. Interment will be in the Wellington City cemetery. Services are in the care of Fausett Mortuary.