Roberta was born August 23, 1937, in Laredo, Texas. She graduated from Martin High School and participated as a debutante in the Society of Martha Washington Pageant. She attended the University of Texas for two years. During that time, she lived in Grace Hall Women’s residence, worked at Brackenridge Hospital, and majored in Art. Roberta met her husband Reed when he was completing his pilot training at Laredo AFB. She and Reed followed his career across the United States, from West Point, NY to Los Angeles, CA, and many places in between. They celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2008. Her negotiation for all those moves was that when Reed retired, they would return to her beloved Texas.
Roberta was a cradle Episcopalian and was faithful in her church attendance throughout her life. She was a member of The Daughters of the Republic of Texas and the Austin Woman’s Club. She was an accomplished home cook and an avid reader. She loved decorating her home for every season, and her children called her the “Queen of Christmas.” She lived by the maxim that you can never be overdressed. She never forgot a birthday. She was a proud, devoted, generous mother and grandma who attended countless wrestling matches, piano recitals, school plays, concerts, and football halftime shows. She frequently spoke of the great joy her grandchildren brought to her life and spent every minute with them that she could. She showered her family with love.
Roberta is survived by her children Tracy (Reinold), Lewis, and Reed (Luz), her sister Maxine Nilsen, grandchildren Sierra (Isaiah), Sophia (Jesus), Derek, and Eva, and great-granddaughter Noel. She was preceded in death by her husband Reed Lewis Stone and her parents, Mack and Mary Love.
The family will receive friends on Thursday August 5, 2021, from 6:00 pm -8:00 pm at Weed Corley Fish Funeral Home, 3125 N. Lamar Blvd., Austin. A private burial service for family, officiated by the Rev. Merrill Wade of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, will take place on August 6 at Austin Memorial Park.
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