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Mattie Erma “Betty” <I>Cassell</I> Robertson

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Mattie Erma “Betty” Cassell Robertson

Birth
Dougherty, Murray County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
11 Sep 2017 (aged 92)
Alpine, Clark County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Alpine, Clark County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Rosco and Bertha Virginia Brown Cassell. Spouse of Thomas Alton Robertson, her husband of seventy-one years, who preceded her in death on July 30, 2017.

She was also preceded in death by her son, Thomas Alton Robertson, Jr.; her grandson, Michael Robertson; her brother, William R. Cassell; her sister, Bertha Burns; her brother-in-law, Albert Burns; her brother-in-law, Ford Robertson; her sister-in law, Ida Faye Robertson; and her nephew, Jackie Robertson.

During World War II, she found herself working in the shipyards in Houston, Texas where she would meet her husband, Thomas. After moving to Arkansas, she worked at Levi Strauss in Arkadelphia and later for the Arkansas Forestry Commission. Being a farmer's wife, she also worked side by side with Thomas at Robertson Egg Farm. She was a charter member of the Alpine Presbyterian Church.

She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law; one daughter-in-law; six grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and nephews and nieces.
Daughter of Rosco and Bertha Virginia Brown Cassell. Spouse of Thomas Alton Robertson, her husband of seventy-one years, who preceded her in death on July 30, 2017.

She was also preceded in death by her son, Thomas Alton Robertson, Jr.; her grandson, Michael Robertson; her brother, William R. Cassell; her sister, Bertha Burns; her brother-in-law, Albert Burns; her brother-in-law, Ford Robertson; her sister-in law, Ida Faye Robertson; and her nephew, Jackie Robertson.

During World War II, she found herself working in the shipyards in Houston, Texas where she would meet her husband, Thomas. After moving to Arkansas, she worked at Levi Strauss in Arkadelphia and later for the Arkansas Forestry Commission. Being a farmer's wife, she also worked side by side with Thomas at Robertson Egg Farm. She was a charter member of the Alpine Presbyterian Church.

She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law; one daughter-in-law; six grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and nephews and nieces.


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