Dorothy Ruth Roberts

Dorothy Roberts ObituaryObituary published on Legacy.com by Ransdell Funeral Home - Bedford on Mar. 16, 2026.Dorothy Ruth Roberts, age 92, of Bedford, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. She was born May 11, 1933 in Norwood, Ohio, the daughter of Virgil, Sr. and Kizzie (Callaway) Handlon.Mrs. Roberts worked as a waitress at the Wagon Wheel and Little Town & Country restaurants in Bedford, The Blue Boar Restaurant in Louisville, and as a clerk at the Scott's Five and Dime Store in Madison, Indiana.She was a member of Bedford Christian Church and enjoyed shopping. She served God and anybody who visited her home.Her surviving family includes one daughter and son-in-law: Sandra and Philip Marshall of Sanders, Kentucky; one son and daughter-in-law: Johnnie and Charlene Roberts of LaGrange, Kentucky; two grandchildren: Glenn Roberts and his wife, Jessica of Tampa, Florida, and Katie Staubach and her husband, David of Owenton, Kentucky; four great grandchildren: Chloe Roberts, Adam Christian, Ethan Staubach and Ava Staubach; one nephew: Kip Whitaker; and friends and caregivers, Barbara Burkhart, Diane Melvin, Renee Nestor and Doug Stark.She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Johnnie B. Roberts on September 29, 1996; one brother, Virgil "Buddy" Hanlon, Jr.; and two sisters, Doris Whitaker and Vivian Clement; and one nephew, Virgil Handlon, III.To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.