Roberta Jean Dreher, 80, of Bryant, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord October 1, 2018. She was born December 15, 1937 in Nashville, Tennessee to the late Chester and Elizabeth Minnie (Parkerson) Scott.
Roberta loved the Lord and was a member of New Life Baptist Church. She adored her family and was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Roberta enjoyed spending time outdoors gardening, decorating, and most importantly-shopping!
Preceding Roberta in death are her son, Henry Allen Dreher, III; parents; and brother, William Fred Scott.
She leaves to cherish her memory her loving husband of sixty-two years, Henry Allen Dreher, Jr. of Bryant, Arkansas; two sons: Scott Dreher of Bryant and Michael Dreher of Little Rock; daughter, Regina Edmonson and husband Danny of Bryant; four grandchildren: Tanner Smith and wife Candace of Knoxville, Tennessee, Tad Smith of Benton, Arkansas, Morgan Spillan and husband Kyle of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Kayla Dreher of Conway, Arkansas; five great-grandchildren: Addison and Alexis Smith and Teegan, Trace, and Tinlee Smith; two sisters: Margaret Alderman and Teresa McCormack of Nashville, Tennessee; many nieces and nephews; and a host of family and friends who love Roberta and will miss her always.
Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 PM, Wednesday, October 3, at Smith-Benton Funeral Home, 322 N. Market Street, Benton, Arkansas. Funeral service, officiated by Rev. Syd Samples, will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 4, at New Life Baptist Church, 10765 Samples Road, Alexander, Arkansas. Burial will be held at 12:30, Saturday, October 6 at Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association at www.Alzark.org/give/.
Services entrusted to Smith-Benton Funeral Home. Online guestbook: www.SmithFamilyCares.com.
Visitation
OCT
3.
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (CDT)
Smith - Benton Funeral Home
322 N. Market St.
Benton, AR, 72015
Funeral Service
OCT
4.
11:00 AM (CDT)
New Life Baptist Church
10765 Sample Road
Alexander, AR, 72002