Born in Tuscaloosa, she graduated from Tuscaloosa High School. While attending the University of Alabama, she met her husband Gordon Roberts. Married on August 14, 1950, they were married 61 years.
Emily was a loving wife, devoted mother, and grandmother. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. Her primary homes were in Fairfield, AL, Carlinville, IL and retired to Largo, FL, with a second retirement to Montevallo, AL.
She is preceded in death by her parents Eugene and Floreine Cummings, her husband Gordon Lee Roberts, her daughter Leesa Ann Roberts, and her sister Mary Jean Williams.
She is survived by her son Jerry (Tammy) Roberts of Hoover, AL, and daughter Lea Ann Allen of Davenport, FL. She is also survived by five grandchildren, Timothy Lee Allen, Stephen Thomas Allen, Kaitlyn Elise Roberts, Jacob Gordon "Hub" Roberts, and Joseph Thomas Roberts. she is also survived by her cousin Jon (Ellene) Vance of Vestavia, AL, and brother-in-law Harold (Pattie) of Henderson, NV.
She had been a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Alabaster on Highway 119 South
The family will hold a private graveside service at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Monday February 1, 2021, with Rev. Darren Kennemer officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Presbyterian Home for Children in Talladega, Alabama.
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