Elizabeth Ann Roberts

Elizabeth Ann Hair Roberts, affectionately known as Lib, age 88, of Chapin, South Carolina passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. She was born on March 31, 1936 to the late Jasper John Hair and Leola Bullard Hair in St. Pauls, North Carolina.

Lib was a 1954 salutatorian graduate of St. Pauls High School. While in high school, she became one of the first female school bus drivers in the state of North Carolina. She was a proud 1956 graduate with honors from Highsmith Nursing College in Fayetteville, NC. She enjoyed her career as a registered nurse that spanned 40 years. Using her love for nursing, Lib always was available to help her family and friends.

She was an avid college basketball fan. She also had a love for flowers, music, and enjoyed playing the piano. Lib was active in her church, loved traveling, and spending time with her family, especially being Babuska and MamaLib to her grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband, Joe Stroud of Chapin, SC; son, Steve Roberts (Dana) of Greenwood, SC; daughter, Joanie Ballentine (Todd) of Chapin, SC; stepchildren, Joseph Stroud (Susan) of Richlands, NC, Amy Stroud (Carson) of Raleigh, NC, Karen Cloninger (Don) of Cary, NC, and Hal Stroud (Jeanne) of Hillsborough, NC; grandchildren, Matthew (Shaley) and Luke Roberts, and Emma, Ethan, and Jack Howard Ballentine; her great-grandson, Henry ‘Hank’ Martin Roberts; and step-grandchildren, Daniel Stroud (Lara), Laura Katherine Stroud, Cassidy Cloninger (Tyler), Capt. Conor Cloninger (Kristine), Dylan Stroud, and Wyatt Stroud; and step-great-grandchildren, Charley Stroud and Henry Stroud. She is also survived by her loving in-laws, nieces, nephews, and a host of longtime friends.

She was predeceased by her first husband, Horace Roberts; sisters, Beatrice Lavery and Helen Jackson; and brother, JC Hair.

A funeral service for Lib will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, May 13, 2024 at Chapin Baptist Church, 950 Old Lexington Highway, Chapin, South Carolina 29036, with a visitation to follow.

On Tuesday, May 14 at 1:30 PM, there will be a visitation at the Boles-Saint Pauls Funeral Home at 565 W McLean Street, Saint Pauls, NC 28384. Following the visitation, a graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM conducted by Reverend Jeff Lethco at Oak Ridge Cemetery at 1019 W Broad Street, Saint Pauls, NC 28384

Memorial contributions may be made to the Senior Adult Ministry, C/O Chapin Baptist Church at 950 Old Lexington Hwy, Chapin, SC 29036 or to Nations of Coaches at 303-D Beltline PLSW#231, Decatur, AL 35603, https://raisedonors.com/nationsofcoaches/elizabeth-roberts-memorial

Special thanks to Dr. James Oware Ampadu and his staff at the Chronic Heart Failure Clinic/Prisma Health for their compassion and always being available.