Syble Roberts

August 30, 1931 - September 13, 2016

Syble Mills Williams Roberts, 85 of Graceville passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016 following a sudden illness. Homegoing service will be 11 a.m., Friday, September 16, 2016 at Damascus Baptist Church with Rev. Brian Taylor and Rev. Chester Padgett officiating. Burial will 2 p.m. at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens in Marianna, with James & Lipford Funeral Home in Graceville directing. Family will receive friends at the church 10 a.m. until time of service. Ms. Syble was born in Coffee County, AL to the late E.E. Mills and Maxine Bard Mills. She was a retired Cottage Parent from Sunland Training Center and a member of Damascus Baptist Church. Ms. Syble made the best pecan pies and was known by many for her cooking dove, quail, ducks and wild game dishes. Predeceased by her first husband Frank C. "Snookie" Williams, second husband Paul Roberts, half brother Bill Mills, granddaughter Janice Dalene Carter. Survived by her beloved sons Troy Williams, Jerry Williams(Jenell), Graceville; four grandchildren Shelby Williams(Crystal), Shane Williams(Tonya), Landon Williams, Summer Clopton(Joe); six great grandchildren Zane, Bella, Abby Grace, Emmett, Whitney, Kyndal; three sisters, Elizabeth "Sister" Ellis, Seagrove Beach, FL, Dixie McDaniel, Orlando, FL, Geraldine Johnson(Don), Mexico, MO; brother Earl E. "Gene" Mills(Martha), Ozard, AL; two half-brothers Ronnie Mills, Tony Mills, Phenix City, AL; three half-sisters Becky Fisher, Phenix, City, AL, Deborah "Deb" Boyd, Dallas, TX, Deannie Nevels, Phenix City, AL; a host of nieces and nephews.