Roberta Fraley Tipton (1941-2009)
Roberta Fraley Tipton, 68, of Ashland, Ky., wife of Gennis Tipton, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in King's Daughters Medical Center following a short illness.
Roberta was born Aug. 21, 1941, in Ashland, a daughter of the late Raymond L. and Sarah Tackett Fraley.
She was a member of South Ashland United Methodist Church and an Ashland area real estate agent for the past 30 years.
Roberta loved life, and those who knew her loved her as much as she loved them. She was the first president of the Ashland Elks Auxiliary, loved to travel and served as chaperone for 17 consecutive years on the Ashland School Patrol trip to Washington, D.C.
Roberta was preceded in death, in addition to her parents, by a brother, Raymond L. Fraley; and two sisters, Betty Jo Jarvis and Brenda Howard.
Surviving, in addition to her husband, are a son, Jeffrey Tipton and wife Christina of Lexington, Ky.; a grandson, Jeffrey Tipton II; and a sister, Kitty Kouns of Ashland.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at Preston Family Funeral Home in Ashland by the Rev. Lance Campbell and Brother Boyd Tipton. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park.
Visitation will be after 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Condolences may be sent to www.prestonfamilyfuneralhome.com.