Betty Jean Roberts Roadman, 95, died peacefully at the home of her son John in Virginia Beach, Wednesday, March 30, 2016. Betty, the daughter of John and Margaret Turnbull Roberts was born on July 16, 1920 in Monessen, PA.  She graduated from Monessen High School in 1938.  She married George H. Roadman in the Chapel at Duke University in Durham, NC on August 7, 1943.  After raising three children she returned to school and completed her Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education at California State College in 1967.  She began her teaching career in Brownsville, PA and continued for many years as a first grade teacher in Virginia Beach, VA.  She served as a substitute teacher in Virginia Beach into her eighties. She was a long time member of the California United Methodist Church and many civic and social organizations.

She is survived by three children, George W. and wife Denise of Shrewsbury, MA, Emmilou and husband Phil of California, PA, and John and wife Doreen, of Virginia Beach, VA. Also 7 grand children and 10 great grand children as well as many nieces and nephews.

Her later years were spent as a one person welcoming committee and good will ambassador to all who passed through 47th Street on their way to the beach, walking from her home to the beach and back several times daily. No one was a stranger to Betty and with many of those she encountered she formed lasting friendships.  Her “Beach Friends” became a very important part of her life.  She will be remembered by all who knew her as a most generous and caring person.  A woman who loved the beach, the dolphins, her friends, and most of all her family.

A memorial service will be planned in Virginia Beach at a later date.