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Lena Marie Roberts

MOUNT VERNON: Lena Marie Roberts, age 72, of Mount Vernon passed away on Sunday morning, April 1, 2012 at Knox Community Hospital.

She was born on January 24, 1940 in Mount Vernon, daughter of the late Harry B. Roberts and Ruby (Earnest) Roberts Burke.

Lena was a 1958 graduate of Fredericktown High School. After graduation, Lena became a Hairstylist and moved to Dallas, Texas. When Lena moved back to Ohio, she returned to the family farm on Green Valley Road and worked for the Cutting Edge Salon in Mansfield for almost 24 years. She was a member of the Green Valley United Methodist Church near Mount Vernon. In her early years on the farm, Lena showed beef cattle in 4-H and was in Mrs. Bouton's Sewing Club. Lena will be missed by her family and friends in the local area and in Dallas and Detroit.

Lena is survived by her sister, Janet (Calvin) Hulse of Mount Vernon; nieces and nephews, Carlena Hulse, Clint (Kristina) Hulse, Carter Hulse, Braden Hulse, Sophia Hulse, Curtis (Aimee) Hulse, Austin Hulse, Ashlee Hulse, Brent (Bonnie) Gaddis, Brandon Gaddis, Megan Gaddis, Jeff (Cheryl) Gaddis, Jessica Gaddis, and Anna Gaddis; and her companions, Snickers and Camanchee.

In addition to her parents, Lena was preceded in death by her step father, Arthur G. Burke; and a sister, Carole A. Gaddis.

The family will receive friends from 5-8 on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at the Snyder Funeral Home, 33 East College St., Fredericktown, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 with Rev. Gerald Bell officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Cemetery in Fredericktown.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Food for the Hungry, the Knox County Humane Society, the Paralyzed Veterans, or Hospice of Knox County in Lena's memory.

Private condolences may be sent to the family at www.snyderfuneralhomes.com

The Snyder Funeral Home in Fredericktown is honored to serve the family of Lena Marie Roberts.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by News Journal on Apr. 2, 2012.

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Esther Hprvath

April 3, 2012

Thoughts and prayers are with your family. It is such a great loss as she was a friend to everyone.

Bob Earnest

April 2, 2012

So sorry to read of Lena's passing..she was our link to family happenings in Fredericktown..remember gatherings at "the farm" years ago

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