Carol Lea Roberts

(May 16, 1938 - Sept. 8, 2018)

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Carol Lea Roberts, 80, passed away on Sept. 8, 2018, in Cumming, Georgia, with family by her side. 

She was born at the family farm in Beaver County, Oklahoma, on May 16, 1938, to Rufus G. King and Hazel Matkin King. 

Carol graduated from Liberal High School in Liberal, Kansas. She continued her education at Texas Woman’s University in Denton, Texas and later at the University of Wyoming.

Carol married Dr. Thomas E. Roberts, DVM, in 1957 and moved to Bucklin, Kansas, where sons Thomas and Craig were born. In November 1959, the family moved to Cody after the purchase of the Cody Veterinary Hospital. Two other sons, Paul and Robert, came along in the next few years.

She was a full-time mother and business manager of the veterinary practice. She worked at Husky Oil for a few years until she purchased and operated the Iron Kettle Yarn Emporium in 1984.

Carol was very active with the United Methodist Church, Eastern Star (Past Matron), Daughters of the Nile (Past President), Auxiliary of the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Auxiliary of the Wyoming Veterinary Medical Association (Past President). Later, she was involved with PEO, Soroptimist International and Play Readers. Carol was very active in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), where she was the Organizing Chapter Regent of the Big Horn Chapter in Cody and a charter member of the Captain James Kell Chapter in Ellijay, Georgia. During her time in Stockton, California, she was active with the El Toyon DAR chapter and Central United Methodist Church.

Carol served as a member and the President of the West Park County Hospital Board board for 21 years.

Her family was very dear to her and she loved spending time with them and attending their special activities. Carol’s home was open to friends and family.

She was preceded in death by her husband and both parents. She is survived by her four sons and their families — Thomas (Tammy), son Joshua and daughter Danielle of Georgia; Craig (Kim), sons Kyle and Austin of California; Paul (Shauna) of Wyoming; and Robert (Cynthia), daughters Taylor and Susan and son Thomas of Utah; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Gene (JoAnn) King of Oklahoma; and three sisters: Sammy Cope of Kansas, JoAnn (Gene) Sharp of Kansas, and Jan King of Arizona.

Services for Carol Lea Roberts will be at Cody on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, at 10 a.m. at the Cody United Methodist Church, with burial at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, from 6-8 p.m. at Ballard Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, the family would like to recommend making memorial contributions to the charity of their choice in her name.

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