Mary E. McRoberts

Aug. 29, 1937-April 23, 2026

Mary E. McRoberts of Darlington passed away Thursday afternoon at Franciscan East in Lafayette.  She was 88.

Mary liked cooking and trying new recipes.  She enjoyed family gatherings and doing embroidery.  She was an avid reader of the newspaper as well as her Bible.  She was a faithful member of the Congregational Christian Church in Darlington.  She worked at the Ben-Hur Home and later retired from Crawford Industries.

Born August 29, 1937 in Alexandria, Indiana, she was the daughter of Robert B. Porter and Birtie Mae Willingham Porter.  She attended school in Alexandria.  She married Louis E. McRoberts on Nov. 26, 1953 in Alexandria.  He preceded her in death on April 15, 2017.

Surviving family includes: daughter, Debra Kay Coffman of Darlington; two sons, Robert William McRoberts of Crawfordsville and Louis Edward McRoberts, Jr. of Darlington; three grandsons, three granddaughters, thirteen great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren; three brothers, Robert Porter of Celestine, Indiana, Charles Porter of Mesa, Arizona and Michael Porter of Florida; sister, Luella Rose Huffman of Frankton, Indiana.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Louis McRoberts, a daughter, Anna Marie Meece and a sister, Bonnie Jean Ellingwood.

Visitation will be from 11 AM to 1 PM Tuesday, April 28th at Burkhart Funeral Home, Crawfordsville.  Services will begin at 1 PM, led by Pastor Ron Silver.  After the service, she will be laid to rest at Greenlawn Cemetery in Darlington.

Online condolences may be made at www.BurkhartFH.com.