A memorial service for Sarah Jane Roberts, 56, of Portales, will be held at 2:00 PM, Sun., Mar. 5, 2017 at the Hydration Station in Portales.
Sarah Jane Roberts was born Jan. 25, 1961 in Portales to the home of Wanda and Estel Roberts, and died Feb. 27, 2017 in Portales after a lengthy illness. Sarah grew up in the Floyd community. For a short time she lived in CA, but returned to make her home in this area. For several years she was co-owner of Preferred Painters in Clovis. Later she opened The Rose Garden Wedding Service in Clovis. She had stopped working about a year ago due to her health. Sarah enjoyed doing arts and crafts and collecting antiques. She was a very outgoing person, and always loved being with her family and friends. She had attended the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.
She is survived by her daughter, Mandi Benard of Phoenix, AZ; her mother, Wanda Reed and her companion, Gerald Shavor of Clovis; and three brothers, Marvin Roberts and Jimmy Roberts of Portales and Russell Roberts of Lovington, NM. She was preceded in death by her father, Estel Roberts.