Age 83, Lawton - Services will be 2:00 pm Wednesday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Dave Dugan, officiating. Mr. Roberts died Saturday in a local hospital. Burial with military honors will be in the Sunset Memorial Gardens. He was born on December 21, 1923 in Frederick to Earl A. and Lorene (Boyd) Roberts. He grew up in the Frederick area. He graduated from Henderson High School in 1942 and was the Valedictorian of his class. He married Ruby Zumwalt in Frederick on January 18, 1945. They moved to Lawton in 1949 and he worked for Montgomery Wards and then transferred to Waco, Texas for a short time. He moved back to Lawton and purchased Robert's Mobil Service Station. He worked at Fort Sill for transportation until his retirement. He was a member and a former deacon at 8th and Lee Church of Christ. He was also a member of the Northwest Kiwanis Club. Survivors include his wife of the home; three daughters, Judy Williams of Perkins, Oklahoma, Susie Murphy and Shelley Knox, both of Oklahoma City; four grandchildren, Wade Golden, Staci Schroder, Stephanie Knox and Preston Murphy; two great grandchildren, Cortnie Golden and Sylvia Schroder; a brother, Carl "Tuffy" Roberts; three sisters, Frances Ridings, Mary Pearl Smith and Jeanne Laverty; and several nieces and nephews. Two brothers, Alan and Bill Roberts, and a sister, Treva Martin, preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to In Search of the Lord's Way, PO Box 371, Edmond, Oklahoma 73083 or to the American Lung Association, 3160 W. Britton Road, Suite E, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120.