MEADE – Isola A. Roberts, age 86, passed away Saturday afternoon, July 4, 2020, at the Meade District Hospital, Meade, Kansas.

She was born December 9, 1933, at Englewood, Kansas, the daughter of Charles and Ilda (Holmes) Ward. After the death of Charles she was adopted by Jim and Edna (Ward) Graves. As a young girl, she attended school in Englewood, graduating from Englewood High School in 1952. After her graduation, she moved to Oregon to live with her aunt and uncle, Bob and Sarah Ward. While in Oregon, she met Amon M. (Cotton) Roberts. They were married on October 18, 1952, at Drain, Oregon. After their marriage, the couple returned to Kansas. A longtime resident of Meade, she was a waitress for the Chukwagon restaurant for over twenty-five years.

She was a member of the First Christian Church of Englewood, Kansas; attended the Emmanuel Mennonite Church; a former member of the Rebekah Lodge; and the Fireman's Auxiliary. She enjoyed playing Bingo, attending garage sales, and spending time with her family and friends.

She is survived by two sons, William (Bill) Roberts and wife Bunny of Granbury, Texas, and John Roberts of Meade; two daughter-in-laws, Lola Roberts of Meade, and Bea Roberts of Garden City, Kansas; a sister June Graves Whisenhunt of Englewood; seven grandchildren, Tanya Cook, Corie Albrecht, Chris Roberts, Marshall Rodriguez, Kurt Boyer, Wendy Boyer, and Jessica Boyer; sixteen great-grandchildren, Jerry Wayne Carter, Robert Amon Carter, Chyanne Roberts, Hannah Albrecht, Mason Albrecht, Kaelan Roberts, Christopher Roberts, Jaimee Hailey, Tyson Hailey, Mackenzie Roberts, Gaige Salazar, Ricky Salazar, Dezmond Roberts, Kien Biladeau, Summer Roberts, and Piper Boyer; and three great-great-grandchildren, Amberlynn Carter, Sophia Castillo, and Manny Castillo.

She is preceded in death by her husband, on May 31, 1998; two sons, Terry Roberts and Tom Roberts; her parents, Charles and Ilda Ward, and Jim and Edna Graves; four brother, Charles Ward, Bob Graves, Bert Graves, and Jack Graves; two sisters, Lois Ward Jackson and Louise (Sis) Graves; and a great-granddaughter, Mikaylea Roberts.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2020, at the Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Meade, with Reverend Ken Harder presiding. Cremation has taken place. Private family interment will follow in the Graceland Cemetery, Meade.

The family would welcome memorials to the Lone Tree Retirement Center in care of Fidler-Orme-Bachman Mortuary, Meade.