Freida Mae Roberts

Freida Mae Roberts, age 93, was born September 19, 1925 at Ellis Prairie, MO to Herbert and Myrtle (Maggard) Hale. She passed away on April 28, 2019 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in St. Louis, MO.

Freida grew up in the Ellis Prairie community and graduated from Houston High School in 1945. She then became a school teacher, working her way through college at Southwest Baptist College and obtained her teaching degree from Southwest Missouri State University in 1959. She taught at many rural schools including Ellis Prairie, Prairie Point, Akers and at Raymondville. Freida also spent 2 years teaching in California and then went on to spend many years teaching in the Riverview School District in St. Louis and retired from there in 1990 after 45 years in the profession.

She was united in marriage to Oral Roberts on August 14, 1965 in Clark County, Nevada. Oral passed away on May 9, 1977.

Freida attended church and was baptized with her sister Verneta. She loved her animals, especially her ducks. She also enjoyed going to the casinos with her sister Eunice. After her retirement Freida opened thrift stores in Rolla and Bridgeton and in later years helped Eunice in her flea market.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Hub and Myrtle Hale; her husband Oral; a brother Herbert Jr. and sisters, Leota Traylor and Verneta Williamson.

Freida is survived by her sister Eunice of Hazelwood, MO as well as many nieces, nephews and other family members and friends. She will be dearly missed by all those that knew and loved her.