Obituary: Helen Roberts

Helen Elizabeth Goodwin Roberts, 90, of Greenville, widow of former Baptist Courier editor John E. Roberts, to whom she was married for 61 years, died Aug. 24, 2016.

Born June 28, 1926, she graduated from Greenville High School in 1943. She earned her associate degree from Gardner-Webb University and a bachelor’s degree from Furman University.

A member of Greenville First Baptist Church, she sang in the adult choir for 40 years. She served in the church nursery and volunteered for more than 30 years in the pediatric ward at Greenville Memorial Hospital.

Her late husband, who died Aug. 15, 2012,  served as editor of The Baptist Courier from 1966-1996.

Survivors include six children and eight grandchildren.

Visitation will be held Aug. 27 from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. at the First Baptist Church narthex. Following the visitation, the funeral service will be held in the sanctuary at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park.