The funeral service will be held at noon Thursday January 10th at First United Methodist Church Killeen, Texas. Chaplain (Colonel) Bill Phillips US Army (Ret.) and Reverend Alan McGrath will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church prior to the service from 11 am to noon. Burial will follow at 2 pm at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Crawford Bowers Funeral Home Killeen, Texas.
Roberta was born in Boonton, New Jersey on January 25, 1919. She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty four years, Major (Ret.) James R. Huey, father, Robert Burgess Allen, mother, Marion Hendershott Allen, sister Vivian Allen Christman and brother, Robert J. Allen.
Roberta spent her early years in New York City and Port Chester, New York where her father was a renowned horseman. She was an animal lover who grew up with a cadre of pets. She loved pony carting, horseback riding, ballet, acrobatic dance, drawing, going to movies and the theater. The family moved to Manchester, Connecticut when she was fourteen. She graduated from Manchester High School and attended Morse College. She had a love of art and poetry. She was one of the student recipients of the Order of Gregg Artist’s competition where Morse College took third prize in a worldwide contest.
Upon the outbreak of WW II she enlisted in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). Roberta served in World War II in North Africa and Italy. She was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service with the Transportation Branch, Petroleum Section, Allied Force Headquarters. She had very fond memories of the WAAC and the dear friends she met in the service. She met her husband in Tokyo, Japan where he was serving with the 1st Calvary Division. They married on October 6, 1951. She loved being a military wife supporting her husband’s career at various posts across the mainland US, Hawaii and Europe. She worked at Ellison High School as the Secretary to the Registrar. Roberta worked for many years and retired from Civil Service Department of Housing Referral at Fort Hood. The role she held most dear was wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
Mrs. Huey is survived by her children: Dianne Lutz (Ron), Nancy McCullough (Dave), Sally Watts (Robert), grandchildren: Todd Bailey (Gara), Robert Watts (Jessica), Lauren Durante (Jim), Cory McCullough, Coleton Watts, James Watts, and great grandchildren: Madelyn Bailey, James Durante, Robert Wesley Watts, and Jack Durante.
