Mary Frances Roberts

Funeral services for Mary Frances Roberts will be held Friday, September 27, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Rose Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Minden, Louisiana with Bro. Jimbo Yocom, Bro. Gerald Trammell, and Pastor Brian Opbroek officiating. Interment will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Minden, Louisiana. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 26, 2024, at Rose Neath Funeral Home in Minden.

Mary Frances was born August 13, 1938, in Minden, Louisiana and passed over to her heavenly home September 22, 2024, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Mary Frances was a lifelong member of City On A Hill Church. Mary “Franny” retired after 32 years at LAAP and then owned and operated Family Affair for over 15 years. She was an avid hunter and loved being on Turners Pond fishing. She loved to cook for everyone and as someone said, “no one will ever make a carrot cake like hers.”

She was preceded in death by her parents, Vallie and Ike Chanler, husband W.D. Roberts, son, Walter Kem Roberts, brothers, Billy, Vema, Doyle, and Hoyle Chanler, sisters, Lilly Govone, Grace Patterson, Doris Martin, and Justine McCoy.

She is survived by her “daughter”, Debra Roberts, granddaughters, Kristin Nation (Allen Todd), Lauren McCombie (Will), sister, Geraldine Peevy (LC), great-grandchildren, Riley, Raylee, and Hayden Ryne, and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.

Pallbearers will be Billy Chanler, Burt Chanler, Brad Peevy, Rocky McCoy, Will McCombie, Allen Todd Nation, Riley Helton, and Randy Ray.

Honorary pallbearers will be LC Peevy and Ray Chanler.

Special thanks to Dr. Michelle Self and her team, St Joseph Hospice, Ochsner’s 5th floor ICU nurses, and 7 G floor nurses, and staff for all their care and compassion given to “Franny”