A former beautician, business owner and homemaker, Mary Lou Roberts died at her home in Guntersville on Friday after a brief illness. She had been a dialysis patient for several years and had recently been hospitalized for surgery. She celebrated her 85 th birthday last Saturday (Jan. 29) and had her daughter, son and son-in-law by her side when she died. Mrs. Roberts is the mother of Tom Roberts, who handles Rusty Wallace’s public relations. Wallace is the driver of the #2 Miller Lite Penske South Racing Dodge in the Nextel Cup Series.
Mrs. Roberts is survived by a daughter, Mary Emmenegger (Jim), and a son, Tom (T. Ray) Roberts (Joni), along with three grandsons (Chris, Zach and Seth Emmenegger) and special family friend, Sylvia Peppers, all of Guntersville. She was preceded in death by her husband and a son, Billy Hugh. The family requests that any memorial donations be made to the Guntersville First United Methodist Church, the National Kidney Foundation or Gods Love Account (for animal humane services) c/o GAS, 1609 Henry Street, Guntersville, AL 35976. Funeral services were held at the Chapel In The Pines at Carr Funeral Home on Sunday with interment at Crestview Cemetery. Pallbearers were Buddy Bunch, Keith Clines, Phillip Collie, Al G. Henry, Wade Sampson and Dan Warnes. (more at trpr.com)(2-6-2005)
