MARYVILLE, Mo. — Roberta Ann Newlon Aley, age 54, went to join her husband in heaven on Friday, November 6, 2009.
“They had been apart for far too long … He went first to make a nice place for her and when her chores were through they were reunited once again in Heaven … ”
Roberta was born to Ira and Helen (Ray) Newlon on December 1, 1954, in Maryville, Mo., and was a graduate of Maryville RII High School.
On May 14, 1973, she married her best friend, Robert Aley, in Troy, Kan., and they were married 31 years before he passed away in January 2004.
Together they were blessed with four children, Angela and Darren Clements, James and Kristen Aley, Jonathan Aley and Justin Aley, all of Maryville. Roberta loved to tell anyone who would listen about her grandchildren: Bradie, Blake and Benjamin Clements, Spencer Aley, and Emma and Mya Aley.
Also left behind to forever miss her are her siblings: Dorothy Henggeler and Iris Ditamore, Ravenwood, Mo.; Larry Newlon, Hubbard, Iowa; Robert Newlon, Chandler, N.C.; and Maurice Newlon, Cameron, Mo.; and half siblings: Marjorie Hontz, Savannah, Mo.; Mary Ruth McDonald, Gower, Mo.; and Carroll Newlon, St. Joseph.
Roberta had been the manager of Shop-n-Hop Convenience Store in Maryville for the past 23 years. She had come to know most of the customers by name and really enjoyed her time there.
Roberta was a member of Laura Street Baptist Church in Maryville and felt as though many of the members were her extended family. Before her illness, Roberta had been actively involved in Freedom of the Road Riders, the 102 Valley Road Riders and as a SSM Hospice volunteer.
Roberta cherished curling up in front of the fireplace on a cold evening, riding her Harley with Robert on a nice sunny day, and watching her grandsons or the K.C. Chiefs play football on crisp fall afternoons. Roberta will most be remembered for the amazing life she shared with her four children. She truly was a remarkable daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and friend. Although her family grieves with heavy hearts today, there will be peace knowing that Roberta is finally in the only place she ever wanted to be … within arms reach of Robert.
Memorials may be sent in care of Roberta’s name to SSM Hospice of Northwest Missouri or to Laura Street Baptist Church. Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, November 9, at Price Funeral Home, Maryville. Her body will lie in state from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 10, at Laura Street Baptist Church, followed by funeral services at 10:30 a.m. and burial in Miriam Cemetery. A celebration of life will be held at Laura Street Baptist Church immediately following the service.
Price Funeral Home, www.pricefuneralhomemaryville.com, Maryville, Mo.