Roberta A. Rovey, 94

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Roberta Aileen Rovey, 94, of Farmersville, died on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, at 7:20 a.m. at Carlinville Area Hospital.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church ELCA in Farmersville. Private family funeral services will be conducted Thursday, Aug. 27, beginning at 10 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow at Rovey Cemetery in Farmersville. Those attending are encouraged to adhere to CDC guidelines by wearing masks and social distancing. Hough Funeral Home in Raymond is assisting the family.

Mrs. Rovey was born Sept. 26, 1925, in Chandlerville, to Henry and Martha (Leinberger) Glick. She married Melvin F. Rovey on Dec. 12, 1953, in Hillsboro, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 29, 2004.

She grew up on her family’s farm near Chandlerville and graduated from Virginia High School. Shortly after graduating from Brown’s Business College, she began working for Illinois Petroleum Retailers Association.

Mrs. Rovey was a homemaker, and for 67 years, she worked with her husband by keeping the books for the family farm and their grain bin sales business. 

She was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church ELCA in Farmersville, where she taught Sunday school. She enjoyed reading and the pretty things life had to offer. She greeted everyone with a smile.

Mrs. Rovey is survived by her two sons, Herman Rovey and Dwight (wife Carol) Rovey, both of Farmersville; grandchildren, Cindy Rovey, Daniel Rovey, Travis Rovey, Devin (husband Josh) Powell, Tabatha (husband John) Newkirk; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; grandson, Michael P. Rovey; and sisters, Ruth Chilton and Henrietta Goetsch.

Memorials may be directed to the Farmersville-Waggoner Ambulance Service or Zion Lutheran Church ELCA in Farmersville.

Online condolences to the family may be left at www.houghfuneralhome.com.