Betty Melvin Roar, 81, of Wurtland, KY, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, in the Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY.

Mrs. Roar was born August 30, 1934 in Wurtland, KY, a daughter of the late Cermilus and Clytie Colegrove Melvin.  She was preceded in death by one son, Ronnie Roar; one grandson; two granddaughters; one brother, Gerald Melvin; and two sisters, Ruth Russell and Minnie Potter.

She was a member of the Wurtland Church of God and a very devout Christian.

Surviving are her husband of 64 years, Walter Roar, Sr., two sons, Pete (Trudy) Roar and Scott Roar both of Wurtland, KY; four daughters, Marlene (Raymond) Clark of Campbellsville, KY, Shelby Litteral of Wurtland, KY, Clytie (David) Porter of Ashland, KY, and Cathy (Mark) Reeves of Catlettsburg, KY; one daughter-in-law, Jane Roar of Greenup, KY; 18 grandchildren; 38 great grandchildren; one brother, Jesse Melvin of Flatwoods, KY; and three sisters, Elizabeth Witten of West Jefferson, OH, Zella Penix and Joy Litteral of Wurtland, KY.

Visitation for family and friends will be 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, 2016, at the Wurtland Church of God under the care of the Evans Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Friday at the Church by the Bishop Henry Montgomery.  Burial will be in the Roar Cemetery in Wurtland, KY.

Obituary provided courtesy of the Evans Funeral Home, 707 Greenup Ave., Russell, KY 41169. Phone: 606-836-6114

For more information concerning this obituary, please contact the L.R. Petty Funeral Home in Campbellsville.

 Service Information