Roberta Jean Partridge, 64, the daughter of Millard Berkley Shadduck and Mary Catherine Heater Shadduck, was born February 27, 1940, near Republic, Kansas and died Sunday at the Republic County Hospital.

Roberta graduated from Republic High School. In May, 1972, she married Samuel Curtis Partridge.

She worked as a waitress in restaurants in Belleville, Salina, Hubbell, Chester and Smith Center, Kansas. She later worked nearly 15 years at the Jewell County Hospital housekeeping and laundry department until ill health forced her retirement. She made her home in Burr Oak, Kansas.

Roberta was preceded in death by her husband in April 1992, one step-son, Samuel Curtis Partridge, her parents, Millard and Mary Shadduck, two brothers, Adron and Richard Shadduck.
She is survived by one son, Robert Partridge, Mankato, Kansas, one daughter, Carla Purvis, Westmoreland, Kansas, three grandchildren, Rebekah Purvis, Westmoreland, Colton Partridge and Cade Partridge, Mankato, two step-children, Douglas Ray Partridge and Tina Marie Partridge, both of South Carolina; five step-grandchildren, Misty Patterson, Douglas Partridge, Tana Partridge, Chris Payne and Elizabeth Payne, all of South Carolina, one brother, Gerald Shadduck, Lexington, Nebraska, three sisters, Margaret Duffey, Belleville, Kansas, Lois Lundblade, Bonner Springs, Kansas and Joyce Poppe, Belleville.

Services were held at 10:30 Friday February 25, at the Bachelor-Faulkner-Dart-Surber Memorial Chapel, conducted by Pastor Michael Ide. Interment at the Washington Township Cemetery, near Republic, Kansas.