James Waldo Roberts

May 31, 1928 - December 12, 2016

James Waldo Roberts 88, of Brookfield passed away peacefully, Monday, December 12, 2016 at Pershing Memorial Hospital, Brookfield. A visitation will be held at Rhodes Funeral Home, Saturday, December 17, 2016 beginning at 12:00 pm, with funeral service to follow beginning at 2:00 pm. Burial at Park Lawn Cemetery, Brookfield will follow services. Memorials have been suggested to the family and may be left at or sent to Rhodes Funeral Home, 216 Linn Street, Brookfield, Missouri 64628. On-line registry at www.rhodesfh.com James Waldo, son of James Layton Roberts and Delma Ruth (Blackman) Roberts, was born May 31, 1928 near Mendon, Missouri. Waldo attended grade school in Mendon and Jr and Sr. high school in Rothville, graduating in May of 1946. On March 13, 1949 he was united in marriage to Evelyn Rae Doughty of Brookfield. They were the parents of Kathleen Marie, Melvin Eugene and Susan Marlene. Roberts was a dairyman on their Roberts Ranch, St. Catharine, Missouri for forty-two years and then continued on to raise beef cattle. He was a member of Brookfield United Trinity Church for sixty-six years. He enjoyed bowling for twenty-five years, square dancing, for ten years and was a member of the MFA Oil Company Board for twenty-five years. Waldo is survived by his wife Evelyn, of the home; one son, Melvin and wife Paula, Brookfield; one daughter, Susan and husband Wally of Bolivar; ten grandchildren, Robbie Briggs; Mike Huff and wife, Rothville; Amy Huff, New Cambria; Melanie Huff, Marceline; Shawn Huff and wife Ashley, Moberly; Corey Spindler and Jaden Spindler, Bolivar; Caleb Spindler and wife Kayla, Kentucky; Jacob Spindler and wife Darian, Springfield; Sarah Malloy and husband Jessie, Iowa; fifteen great-grandchildren; one cousin, Carol Johannegmeier, Colorado; one brother, Kenneth Roberts and wife Carol, Macon; and four nephews Mike, Mitch, Bob and Rick Roberts Waldo was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, and daughter Kathy Huff