Submitted by: Dan Rich

Lettie Lee Roper

June 26, 1911 - March 6, 2008

South Bend Tribune 3/9/2008
SOUTH BEND - Lettie Lee Roper, 96, of South Bend, IN, passed away after a full life on March 6, 2008, in Regency Place. Mrs. Roper was born June 26, 1911, in Murfreesboro, TN, to Luther and Lilly Bell Lambert. She had lived in South Bend for over 60 years.

Mrs. Roper was preceded in death by her husband, Burton A. Roper in 1997, and by several brothers and sisters. She is survived by two sons, Charles A. (Kayona) Roper of Carlsbad, CA, and B. Gerald (Rebecca) Roper of Bedford, TX, as well as by four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a sister, Evelyn (Robert) Smith of Osceola, IN; a brother, Ed (Elenora) Lackey of Conway, SC; a brother-in-law, Lofton (Dorothy) Roper of Huntsville, AL; and many loving nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Roper worked for FW Means and Company in South Bend for 30 years. Prior to that she had worked 10 years for Rawlings (sporting goods) in Tullahoma, TN, hand-sewing baseballs. She loved baseball and watched the "Cubs" regularly on WGN. Mrs. Roper made beautiful, fully hand-sewn quilts, was a member of Calvary Baptist Church for many years and was a faithful woman of God. She read her Bible daily and cherished her time with the Lord. She was very involved in her church life and lived with the assurance and confidence that upon her death she would go to be with her Lord and Savior in Heaven.

Visitation hours will be from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 11th, with the service immediately following at McGann Hay, Granger Chapel, located at 13260 SR 23, Granger, IN 46530. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to a charity of your choice.