Roberta Louann (Middleton) Goyne

May 6, 1952 – March 16, 2017

Roberta Louann (Middleton) Goyne, 64, resident of Warden and formerly of Royal City and George, Wash., passed away on March 16, 2017 at Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake, Wash. She was born to Roberta Opal (LeiVan) and Harold Bert Middleton in Mount Ayr, Iowa on May 6, 1952. She graduated in 1970 from Quincy High School in Quincy, Wash.

Roberta married Jim Bob Goyne on July 1, 1972 in George, Wash. They had two sons. Roberta was involved in 4-H with her two boys who did horses and pigs. Roberta had a talent for cake decorating and did wedding cakes in her spare time. Also, she loved doing arts and crafts and was a 4-H Arts and Crafts Superintendent at the Grant County Fair in Moses Lake for many years. She is survived by her sons Michael Goyne of Ephrata and Denny (Felisha) Goyne of Moses Lake, her sisters Sharon (Dale) Howe of Warden and Suzanne (Daniel) Walker of Ellensburg and her grandchildren Wiatt, Reid, and Tate Goyne, plus a large extended family.

Roberta was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and an infant brother.

A burial service and interment will take place on Friday, March 24, 2017 at the Royal Memorial Gardens in Royal City at 10 a.m.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. at the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Moses Lake.

Kayser’s Chapel of Memories is in charge of arrangements.