About Us
About Roberts and Son Funeral Home, Inc.
Welcome to Roberts and Son Funeral Home, Inc., a place where care, dignity, and respect are at the heart of what we do. For years, we have been a pillar in the community, offering a serene and compassionate environment for families to commemorate their loved ones.
Our History
J. R. Roberts was the son of a farmer. While still young, he decided to do something else for a living. In 1921, before reaching the age of twenty-one, he had graduated from Williams Institute of Embalming in Kansas City, Kansas. He began work as a licensed professional for the Gill firm in Wichita, Kansas, remaining there until 1922. He then moved to Norman, Oklahoma, where he worked for the I. E. Jackson Funeral Home until 1928. On August 1, 1928, he opened the Roberts Mortuary taking over the Estes and Schorr operation located at 118 E. Blackwell Avenue. Roberts opened for business with a 1928 Kissell combination ambulance and hearse which could be "secured at any hour - day or night." On November 1, 1932, Roberts Burial Association service was added to the services provided by the funeral home. In 1943, J. R. Roberts purchased the former Buellesfeld home, remodeled it, and moved it to its current location at 120 W. Padon. In order to assist servicemen returning from the Second World War, the funeral home hired three veterans to train under the GI Bill.
Upon his discharge from the U. S. Navy after World War II, Bob W. Roberts became associated with his father's business. He served his apprenticeship in Blackwell and graduated from Williams Institute of Embalming. In 1950 Jim Roberts, another of J.R. and Leona's sons, also became associated with the business following his graduation from the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science. He was affiliated with the firm until 1963 when he moved to Purcell and joined his father-in-law in the operation of the Conner-Roberts Funeral Home. On July 11, 1968, a newly completed chapel was dedicated in a service directed by the Blackwell Ministerial Alliance. Following the tragic death of Bob Jr. in 1970, Jim and Betty returned to Blackwell and purchased his father's funeral home and ambulance service.
In 1989 Jamie D. Strahorn joined the firm and in 1996 James W. Roberts III and his wife Susan moved to Blackwell and continued the family tradition. IN MEMORY OF: J. R. Roberts, 1903 - 1986 Leona G. Roberts, 1904 - 1979 Bob W. Roberts, 1926 - 1970 James W. Roberts, 1929 - 1999
Online Memorial
We can create a customized, online memorial for you to share with family and friends. The memorial includes the obituary and any photographs you wish to provide. It will serve as a place for visitors to post condolences, share memories, upload photos, and light candles in honor of your loved one.
Tribute Video
We can produce a personal tribute video that can be played at the service and online. Simply provide us with the photographs you want to include and we will transform them into a video celebration of your treasured memories. DVDs or USB thumb drives of the video are also available.
Ordering Flowers
We make it easy for friends and family to send flowers to your home or service to honor your loved one. We have partnered with local florists to offer the convenience of ordering directly from the obituary page of our website. You can also use this feature to select the flowers you would like at the service. This is a secure way to choose beautiful arrangements from the privacy and comfort of your home.
Sharing Service Details
We reduce the stress of contacting those who need the details of the service for your loved one. We post the dates and times of the service as part of the online memorial on our website. You can then either share the memorial on your Facebook or X page or copy the details from the site into an email or text. Both options give you the peace of mind that you have provided the necessary information to those who need it.