Roberta was born to Harold and Barradine Cole on February 9, 1960 in El Paso, TX. She graduated from Bethany Collage, now SNU in Bethany, OK in 1982 with a degree in teaching. She taught for the Channelview school district for over 25 years. She grew up in the 1st church of the Nazarene in El Paso where she met the love of her life, James. They married in El Paso and moved to Baytown, where they raised their 4 children in the 1st church of the Nazarene in Baytown. They attended that church for the last 37 years.
She is survived by her brother, Harold Cole Jr., her husband James Blalock, her four children, Toni, Wesley, Joshua, Jeremy, their spouses, Soilo, Renee, Tori, Abby, and her two grandchildren, Xochi and Khloe.
A visitation for Roberta will be held Friday, January 12, 2024 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Earthman Baytown Funeral Home, 3919 Garth Road, Baytown, Texas 77521, followed by a celebration of life from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM.
A graveside service will be held at a later date in Mississippi.
