Sidney Graham Roper

SIDNEY ROPER SR. Sidney Graham Roper, Sr., 92, resident of rural Bartlesville, died Sunday at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday in the Adams Boulevard Church of Christ with Mr. Robert Hamm officiating. Interment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. A memorial has been established and those who wish to make a contribution in memory of Mr. Roper may do so to: Heritage Christian University P.O. Box HCU Florence, Alabama 35630. Sidney Graham Roper was born October 4, 1919 at Kaufmann, Texas to Horace Lonzo and Georgia Myrtle (Huff) Roper. He was raised and received his education in Kaufmann and Marshall, Texas, graduating from Marshall High School in 1938. Mr. Roper attended Freed-Hardeman College and Harding College receiving a bachelor’s degree from Harding. He furthered his education at the University of Mississippi where he received his master’s degree. Mr. Roper was married to Bonnie Sue Chandler on April 25, 1944 at Searcy, Arkansas. She preceded him in death on April 10, 1995. He was later married to Peggy Louise Baker in 1997 and she preceded him in death on May 30, 2008. Mr. Roper was a Church of Christ Minister for several churches including Sardis, Mississippi, Water Valley Mississippi, and Edmonton, Alberta Canada and again at Searcy Arkansas before moving to Bartlesville. After moving to Bartlesville he pastored the 6th and Dewey Church of Christ for eleven years. Mr. and Mrs. Roper owned the Bartlesville Florist and he was a real estate broker and managed rental property for several years. Survivors include two sons; Sidney Graham Roper Jr., and his wife Kathie of Bartlesville and Joe David roper and his wife Joy of Brentwood, Tennessee; two daughters Sara Nell Kerr and her husband Dr. John Kerr of Hamilton, Alabama and Bonnie Sue Ward of Southlake, Texas; seven grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Roper was also preceded in death by seven brothers; Coy, Louis Ben Lloyd Everett H.L. Jr., and Bill Roper; four sisters Jane Stell Bevil, Ivory Utley Sybil Tracy and Ruby Bailey. PDF Printable Version

Sidney Graham Roper

October 4, 1919 - October 30, 2011