Thursday, December 26, 2013
Roberta worked for my father in law, Dallas Singer, at Clopton. When she heard Kelley and I were getting married and looking for a house, she mentioned to Dallas that there was a newly built house across the street/gravel road from her's and Errett's home. Dallas and Kelley fell in love with the house and before I knew it, we had bought a house. They welcomed us warmly and became good friends to Kelley and I, even though we were generations apart. They welcomed our daughters when we brought them home from the hospital, as I would bring them up the steps for them to hold. Roberta and Errett remembered them at Christmas and birthdays. When the girls learned Roberta had a candy bowl, I knew if they were missing when I turned around, to look up to their porch and I would see Roberta opening her door to let the girls in. Carolyn found if she ran around to their back porch, Roberta would see her quicker. I enjoyed telling Roberta about my day as she always asked if she was outside tending to her flowers. She was grateful when the girls and I would shovel her drive after a snowfall as I came to realize they were retired and could wait out the snow until it melted. She and Errett introduced me to many people and were always letting me know of the Elsberry goings-on as I did not have too many friends in town. I know it is a cliche, but Roberta always had the special baking pan and extra sugar and Errett always had the tool I never knew I needed. Our family will miss them and cherish our memories of them together.
