Betty Louise (Griggsby) Roberts
Obituary
Betty Roberts died on November 13, 2020 in San Jose. She was a long time resident of Gilroy. Previously, she lived for many years in Santa Cruz and Aptos. Betty was born on December 14, 1930 in St. Louis MO to Clarence Griggsby and Elizabeth Griggsby (Smith). She graduated from the Homer G. Phillips School of Nursing in 1954. She had a lifelong career as a nurse, ending with her retiring from Lockheed in Santa Cruz in 1992. During her tenure at Lockheed, she ran for Santa Cruz City Council.
Betty married Jesse Davis in St. Louis and moved to California in 1964. She and Jesse had three children all of whom survive them both. Betty leaves behind Jacqueline Davis of Watsonville, Steven Davis of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Jean Carroll Davis of Santa Cruz. Betty also leaves two grandchildren: Ashley Davis of San Diego and Jonah Davis of Scotts Valley.
?Betty married Tracy L. Roberts in 1990. They lived many happy years together in Aptos, Reno, NV and Morgan Hill before moving to Gilroy where Tracy passed away in 2007, leaving three children: Susan Mayer of Soquel, Kathleen Roberts of Los Gatos and Greg Roberts of Fremont. Betty had a passion for nursing and volunteered with the Red Cross after her retirement. She loved to play bridge and other card games and enjoyed watercolor and oil painting. She will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband at Oakwood Memorial Park in Santa Cruz.
Published in Gilroy Dispatch · December 2, 2020