Rita Joyce Roberts Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on January 12, 2026, at the age of 85, Rita Joyce Roberts of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, born in Sidney, Ohio passed away. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Rita Joyce Roberts to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her husband Arthur Roberts; her children, Laura Jean Rubino (Joe) and Douglas Wayne Roberts; her great grandchild Jaxon Keener; her parents, Russell Thomas and Florence Reed Van Schuyver; and her siblings, Larry Thomas, Judy Atwell, Barbara Foster, Terri Lucas and Jerri Lucas.
She is survived by: her daughters, Sandra Lee Strickland (Dwayne), Karen Ann Churchill (Fred), Catherine Ellen Shoobridge (Bill), Nancy Irene Harris (John) and Barbara Elaine Roberts; her grandchildren, LaDonna Raymond (Chris), Arthur Keener (Jaime), Tim Keener, Dwayne Strickland, Cassandra Duncan (James), Joey Rubino and Jenifer Harris; her sister Diane Billbury; and her great grandchildren, Robin Bussell, Bea Angela Bussell, Lexi Keener, Gabby Duncan, Aisa Stewart, Remi Raymond and Sassy Strickland.
