Etna Pioneer Dies At Logan Sunday
Funeral services were held Wednesday, Jan 4 in the Etna Wald LDS Chapel for Mrs Viola Jane Gardner Roberts, 64, a Star Valley pioneer, who died Sunday at Logan of cerebral hemorrhage. Bishopric counselor Dean Humpherys was in charge.
Burial was in the Etna cemetery with the Nelson Funeral Home of Logan in charge of arrangements.
Mrs Roberts who was the next to the last survivor of a family of 13 (14 including an adopted sister) suffered her first stroke about six years ago and her health has been poor since. She was visiting a daughter, Mrs LaGrande Hobbs at Logan at the time of her passing.
Born in Afton, December '11 1891 to Brigham L. and Adell Gardner, she lived her early life in Afton and attended schools here. She later worked as post mistress in the Afton post office under William Cazier.
She went to work at Etna for her future husband, David E. Roberts in a general merchandise store and married him in the Salt Lake Temple May 27, 1920. They have resided in Etna most of the time since and raised their family there. Mr Roberts who is 88 years old, has been in poor health in recent years and the couple have stayed part of the time with members of their family in Utah for the past several years usually returning to Etna summers.
Mrs Roberts was active in the church and served in various capacities in the Etna ward.
She is survived by her husband, David E. Roberts, Etna; four sons David G. Chicago, Dee G. Richard D and Delaine all of Salt Lake City; two daughters Mrs DeOna Hobbs Logan and Mrs Adell Trottier, Vernal, Utah; 12 grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs Cariel (Vilate) Anderson, Grover, and Mrs Elmer (Mildred) Roberts (adopted sister) Ogden,
Family members from out of the valley who attended the funeral services included: David G. Roberts, Chicago; Mr and Mrs Dee G. Roberts and family Salt Lake City; Mr and Mrs Delaine Roberts and family, Salt Lake City R. Dean Roberts, Salt Lake City; Mr and Mrs Elmer Roberts and son and daughter, Ogden; Lincoln Gardner, Kenneth Gardner, Mr and Mrs Darrel Gardner, Mrs Genevieve Bullard and Mrs Maria Gardner, Clearfield, Utah; Mrs Cumora Miles, Tooele, Utah; Mrs Dorothy Cleghon, Kimball Neb.; Mr and Mrs Glen Rasmusen Salt Lake City; Mr and Mrs Nick Hidalgo and Mr and Mrs Gerald Hidalgo, Cokeville; Mrs June Hadsfield, Logan.

Roberts, Viola Jane Gardner (b 4 Jan 1956) (1)Star Valley Independent

Viola Jane GARDNER is the daughter of Brigham Livingston GARDNER and Lucia Adell GARDNER
Viola Jane GARDNER married David Ephraim ROBERTS 27 May 1920 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah