Roberta Rhoades

Roberta Louise (Cossins) Rhoades was born Nov. 16, 1932 to Loyal Robert Glenn (Dude) Cossins and Pearl Louise (Armstrong) Cossins in Morrisville, MO, and was led to Heaven by her Guardian Angel “Margie” on Nov. 8, 2026. Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, Royer Funeral Home Oak Grove. Family will receive friends from 11 until service time. Burial in Bates City Cemetery.

She married David Switzer on May 10, 1950, they had five children. Later she married the love of her life, Earl Rhoades on March 27, 1982 where they shared four more children.

To know her was to love her. She loved her family, baking and planting flowers while she played in the dirt. She worked at Teters and later at Action Products from where she retired in 1997.

She is survived by sisters, Virginia Cole and Lois (Deryl) Cole; children, Patricia Benedict, Sharron Switzer, Charles (Carolyn) Switzer, Barbara (Jim) Newell and Melva (Tim) Warren; many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Earl, brother George; sisters, Vera and Effie; son, Jim Switzer; daughter, Donna Switzer, and granddaughter Debby.

In Lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Enon Cemetery, Dan Tranthan, 10160 N Farm Rd 115, Willard, MO 65781; Texas County Food Pantry, 102A MO 17 Hwy, Houston, MO 65483 or Bates City Cemetery 7551 Hwy D, Bates City, MO 64011. 

Local Arrangements are by Kirby & Family Funeral Home, Mountain Home, Arkansas.