Frances Maxson Roberts, of Shelbyville, Kentucky, died on September 30, 2020, at the age of 95. Frances was born on September 4, 1925, the daughter of the late Marion and Eva Burdine Maxson of Watson, Arkansas. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Noble Roberts; her daughters, Marian Biagi (Greg) and Rachel Weinblum (Arthur); three grandchildren, Megan Kirts (Jake), Mollie Weinblum, and Sam Weinblum (Karrie); and four great grandchildren, Thatcher and Callum Kirts, and Ella and Ezra Weinblum, all of whom she deeply loved.
Frances graduated in 1946 from Blue Mountain College in Blue Mountain, Mississippi. She worked as a secretary in Memphis, Tennessee, before returning home to Watson to help her widowed mother operate the family business. She also taught at Watson High School for several years. During that time, she married Noble Roberts. Later the family moved to Florida and Mississippi where she taught in the local high schools. After receiving her master’s degree at George Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee, she became an associate professor of English at Campbellsville College (now Campbellsville University) where she taught for 21 years. After retirement, Frances and her husband enjoyed traveling throughout America, Europe, Canada, and Central America. Frances was a member of Shelbyville First Baptist Church and had been a Sunday School teacher at various churches during her early years of marriage. Frances was an avid reader and especially enjoyed mystery novels.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Shannon Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerry Tracy officiating. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 p.m. Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Grove Hill Cemetery.