Roberta (Bobbie) Dyer
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family:">Roberta (Bobbie) Dyer, beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, went home to be with the lord on January 16, 2011 in Union County Hospital in Anna.<span style=""> </span> Bobbie was born on February 5, 1923 in Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Ralph and Junie (Warren) Pearce.<span style=""> </span> She married James (Jim) Dyer in 1959 where they worked and lived in Fremont, California with their four children.</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family:"><span style=""> </span> Bobbie worked as a secretary for the city of Fremont Commission for many years.<span style=""> </span> In 1987, when their children were grown, she and Jim moved to Jonesboro, Illinois and resided on North Main Street.<span style=""> </span> She loved animals and surrounded herself with many pet dogs and cats that she adored.<span style=""> </span> One of her favorite memories from her youth was spending the summers at a cabin built by her father, Ralph A. Pearce, on the Elk Horn River in Omaha.<span style=""> </span> She had a great sense of humor, was a wonderful friend, and loved the company of her friends and family.</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family:"><span style=""> </span> Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Bradbury of Lighthouse Point, FL; three sons, Tim Dyer of San Jose, CA, Mike Dyer of Lighthouse Point, FL, and Jim Dyer of Vallejo, CA; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, other relatives and many friends.<span style=""> </span> She was preceded in death by her husband, James Dyer and her parents.</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family:"><span style=""> </span> Memorial services for Roberta will be held on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at 10:00 am at the Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro with Rev. Joe Aldridge officiating.<span style=""> </span> Interment will be in the Anna Cemetery.</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family:">Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Jonesboro is in charge of arrangements</span></strong></p>