Allie Jane Roberson

    Allie Jane Thedford Roberson passed away peacefully at home Thursday, Jan. 9 after several years of battling cancer. She was born to Roey and Thelma Thedford on Feb. 5, 1940 in Lolita.
    On Feb. 7, 1958 she married Roy Harvey Roberson, her childhood sweetheart and lifelong best friend.
    Allie Jane is survived by her three children, Cynthia Louise Roberson of Yorktown, Roy Taylor Roberson of Houston, and Doris Janette Ackley of Montana; brother Donald Thedford of Lolita; sisters Dorothy Thedford of Victoria and Nadine Koch of LaWard; seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
    She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and brother Fred Thedford.
    Allie Jane graduated from Industrial High School in 1958, received her associate of art degree from Victoria College and worked for the City of Edna and later Justice of the Peace Afton Dunham. She delighted in her hobbies of camping, painting, drawing, gardening, raising show bunnies, reading, and visiting with many friends and family members.
    Private graveside services will be held for family and close friends at the VFW Cemetery near Lolita in February in honor of her birthday.
    In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jackson County Senior Citizens Center or Crown Hospice of Victoria which provided excellent assistance and comfort to Allie Jane and her family.