November 15, 2024
Funeral services for Rhodonna Simpson Roberts of Winona will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 20 in the Oliver Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following in Winona Garden of Memory. Rev. Dean Stewart, Rev. Dale Sorgen, and Rev. Mac Ables will officiate the services. Pallbearers will be Brooks Lott, Bailey Lott, Stewart Dickerson, Lane Boyette, Hunter McCorkle, and Justin Hovas.
Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 19 at Oliver Funeral Home; and from 9:00 a.m. until service time on Wednesday, November 20 at the funeral home.
Rhodonna Simpson Roberts, 56, passed away at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson on Friday, November 15, 2024. She was born in Greenwood on June 21, 1968 to Horace Allen and Theodora Williams Simpson. She worked as the Cafeteria Manager for Winona Christian School, where she was devoted and loved all of the kids she served, and was an avid sports fan of everything that was Winona Christian School. She enjoyed spending time outside, especially the times spent with her family sitting on the patio. She was an active member of Kilmichael Baptist Church, who loved her church family and serving them.
She is survived by her daughter, Katie Brooke Roberts of Winona; son, Devin Roberts (Taylor) of Kilmichael; her mother, Theodora Williams Simpson of Winona; three sisters, Tanya Wilson (Terry) of Carmack, Carla Easter (Jay) of Franklin, TN, and Tracy Crouch of Phillip, MS; and one granddaughter on the way, Marlee Elizabeth Roberts. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Hunter “Pete” Roberts Jr.; and grandparents, T.W. and Marie Williams and Allen and Lorene Simpson.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Winona Christian School, 1014 South Applegate, Winona, MS 38967.
We are so very sorry for your loss. Sending prayers for each of you during the difficult days ahead. Love in Christ!
Prayers for the family
So very sorry for your loss. Will miss seeing her in the cafeteria. Always had a very beautiful smile everytime when we talked or greeted each other. Praying for all of you and the very difficult times ahead. 🙏🙏🙏🙏. Praying God will hold all of you so close and send his comforter to yall each and every day ahead. Nina Joe Jones
So very sorry for your loss. Will miss seeing her in the Cafeteria. She always had a beautiful smile everytime we talked or greeted each other. Praying for all of you during this time and several days ahead. Praying God will hold you all so very closely and keep his comforting arms around each and everyone of you in the days ahead 🙏 ❤️ 🙏🙏🙏. Sending Love 🙏Nina Joe Jones
Sincerest condolences to you all. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and yours.
Theodora, Tanya, and entire family, I am so sorry to hear about the passing of Rhodonna. My deepest sympathy and my prayers and thoughts are with you. Myra Mitchell
You all are in my thoughts and prayers
Love,
Sheila Turman
Sending our love and prayers for the family and friends of Rhodonna. She will be missed by all. 🙏🙏❤️
Jan (Cross)Maddox, Dawn Bevel and Morgan Ryan.
Theodora, Tanya and all the family and friends, We are so sorry to hear about Rhodonna! Sorry I could not make it up today! All of you will be in our thoughts and prayers! May God bless each of you in the days ahead. Shirley Ballard and Shaunna Bridges