Obituary For Nora Elaine Minter Roberts



Nora Elaine Minter Roberts, 77, formerly of the Draper Community, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2010 at Morehead Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM on Wednesday, February 17, at Fair Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Tommy Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in Danview Cemetery. Mrs. Roberts was born September 30, 1932 in Rockingham County, daughter of the late Flournoy Harrison and Letha Wray Minter. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church and had previously been employed by Winn-Dixie in the bakery. She is survived by her son Scott Roberts and wife, Karion of Eden; and her precious granddaughter, Chelsea Roberts. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rueben S. Roberts; daughters, Robin Ferguson and Tammy Roberts; sister, Faye Vernon; and brother, Kermit Minter. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service (10 - 11 AM) on Wednesday at Fair Funeral Home Chapel and other times at the home of Scott and Karion Roberts, 165 Periwinkle Road in Eden. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the American Diabetes Association, 434 Fayetteville Street Mall, 2 Hanover Square - Suite 1600, Raleigh, NC 27601 or to Victory Baptist Church, PO Box 4266, Eden, NC 27289. Online condolences may be offered to the Roberts family at www.fairfuneralhome.com