Virginia Sue “Jenny Sue” Roberts, 74, of Wartrace passed from this life early Wednesday morning, October 26, 2022, at her son’s home after an extended illness.
Funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Friday, October 28, 2022, at Edgemont Baptist Church with Pastor Jimmy West and Brother Carl Roberts officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be 5-8 p.m. at the church.
A native of Bedford County, Jenny Sue was born January 27, 1948, to the late Gowen and Esther Murray Mullins. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by beloved husband, Avery C. Roberts; daughter, Lacie Renee Roberts; sisters, Donna Kennemer and Lora Etta Bingham; and brothers-in-law, Dee McCullough, Ralph Kennemer and Jerry Bingham.
Jenny Sue was a 1966 graduate of Shelbyville Central High School. For a career, she worked as an assistant in special needs education for the Bedford County School System. She was a faithful member of Edgemont Baptist Church and in her free time she was Gran Gran to her grandchildren and many others whom she loved very much.
Mrs. Roberts is survived by: son, Todd (Traci) Roberts of Wartrace; grandchildren, Riley and Logan Roberts; sister, Normalyn McCullough; and brother, Bud (Wanda) Mullins.
The family requests that memorial donations be made to Bedford Cancer Foundation, www.bedfordcancerfoundation.org or P.O. Box 1523, Shelbyville, TN 37162-1523; or to Edgemont Baptist Church, 150 Fairfield Pike, Shelbyville, TN 37160.
Doak-Howell Funeral Home is serving the family.
www.doakhowellfuneralhome.com
