SESSER — Roberta Lynne (Grant) Wells,54, went to be held in the arms of her savior and heavenly father, after a valiant eight-year battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her family when she passed away at 1:04 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015.
Roberta was born to Allen Dale and Mary Lynette (Hurd) Grant on Sept. 19, 1960, in El Paso, Texas, and they survive of South Roxana.
She was a homemaker, who loved to spoil her children and grandchildren. She loved to work with flowers and to find bargains and then sell them on eBay. She also loved the outdoors and was an excellent fisherwoman.
Roberta is survived by her husband of 27 years, John Wells of Sesser; daughter and son-in-law, Stephanie Lynn (Wells) Hosick and her husband, Carl Lee Hosick of Benton; son, Joshua Allan Wells of Sesser; stepdaughter, Nicole Lynn Ogle and her husband, Jeff Ogle of East Alton; four glorious grandchildren, Tre’ Daniel Hosick, Trinity Jael Hosick, Derek Eugene Ogle and Emily Louise Ogle.
Also surviving are four brothers and sisters, Thomas Grant of Wood River, Rebecca and Mitch Mossman of Alton, Robert and Sheila Grant of South Roxana, Barbra and Randy Helmkamp of Bunker Hill; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Marion and Ruth Wells of Sesser; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Mark and Tammy Wells of Scheller, Ross and Lawana Wells of South Roxana, Beth and Mickey Kleiboeker of Nashville, Peggy and Alvin Bernard of Belle Rive; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, in First Christian Church in Sesser, with the Rev. Kirk Packer officiating. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Southern Illinois. Envelopes will be available at the church.
Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home in Sesser is in charge of arrangements.
For more information, visit www.gilbertfuneralhomes.com,
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