Roberta Hollis

Services for Mrs. Roberta Hollis will be at 1:30 PM, Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at Bustard's Funeral Home with Chaplain Royce Brown officiating. Visitation will be from 12 Noon to 8:00 PM, Monday, March 5, 2012 at Bustard's Funeral Home. Interment will be at Oregon Trail Veterans Cemetery, Evansville, Wyoming. Roberta, 87, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2012 at Central Wyoming Hospice with her family present. Roberta was born on May 12, 1924 in Soper, Oklahoma, the third daughter of six children born to Mills Albert Harris and Pearl Mae Maxwell. Roberta and her family traveled Oklahoma and Texas and finally settled in Hobbs, New Mexico. She graduated from Hobbs High School in 1943, and went to work for the Hobbs Air Force Base. During her years there, she traveled the country with the high ranking officers for security measures. While still working for the Air Force Base, she met the love of her life, Virgil J. Hollis in 1945. They were married March 12, 1948. While living in New Mex, they worked together on two businesses; New Mexico Construction and Hollis Construction. In 1951, her first child, a son, Richard was born and she became a stay at home Mom. Then in 1954 her second child, a daughter, Jacqueline was born. In 1955 a third child, Cynthia joined them and finally in 1956 her fourth child, William completed her family. During these years, she was a Cub Scout leader and a room mother to her children's classes' at school. By November of 1963, the family was on its way to a new home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She kept herself involved in her children's sports activities and scouting for their sons. She loved Santa Fe because of the streams, rivers, mountains and all the outside activities you could do as a family. But this wasn't to last long. In April of 1968, the family made a decision to move to Casper, Wyoming to start a new life by running her brother-in-law's new business which later they bought and is still going today as Totem Construction. She worked there for 42 years or until the age of 86. Roberta was affectionately known as Grandma by her children's friends, grandchildren's friends and employees. Roberta was a life time member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary 9439. Roberta is survived by four children, Richard Hollis, Casper, Jacqueline Byrd, Casper, Cynthia Robison (Gene) of Casper and William Hollis (Kris) of Kingman, Arizona and Casper. Also surviving is a step daughter, Peggy Anschutz, Cabazon, California; 14 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; two sisters, Billye Irion of Rio Rancho, NM, and Peg Long (Travis) of Ceres, CA and many nieces and nephews from all over the United States. She was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil in 1992 and her brother-in-law, William R. Hollis, her sister and brother-in-law, Zuemac and Ben Dillard and her other sister and brother-in-law, Wanda and Harold DeShurley and her sister and brother-in-law, Sally and Bill Lupardus and her brother-in-law, David (Jake) Irion. Also her nephew, George DeShurley and niece Missy Oller, and grand niece, Stacey Countz. She was also preceded in death by her parents and her best friend, Eulema (Gean) Boggs. Memorials to Central Wyoming Hospice, the Humane Society or the donor's choice would be appreciated by the family.

Service

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 1:30pm

Bustard's Funeral Home

600 CY Avenue

Casper, Wyoming 82601

Visitation

Monday, March 5, 2012 12:00pm - 8:00pm

Bustard's Funeral Home

600 CY Avenue

Casper, Wyoming 82601