John Elvin Roberts of Albion, Oklahoma was born May 9, 1954 on a farm near Albion, Oklahoma to Joe Cephas and Edith (Whitson) Roberts and passed away on November 6, 2025 in Albion, Oklahoma at the age of 71.

He is survived by:

Three sisters:

JoAnn Kirkes

Elene Schield and husband Frank

Patricia Stripling and husband Glenn

Cousin:

Teresa (Whitson) Lyndsey

His nephews:

Sammy Roberts and wife Nicole, Lamon Roberts and wife Sussee, John Mark Roberts and wife Donna, Benjamin Schield and wife Sarah, Jonathan Stripling and wife Katey, and James Moudy

His niece:

Julie Roberts

His great-nieces and great-nephews:

Rylynd and Toby Stripling

Darian Joslin

Devan Roberts

Misty Roberts

DJ Roberts

Holle Williams

Ashley and Toni LeAnn Beasley

Willard, Weston, Wyatt, Dillon, Dustin, and Lucas Roberts

Dakota James

Arvil Roberts

Jackson and Asher Schield

Special and Close Friends:
Jason Keck, Ray Aldridge, Kim Hardcastle, and Justin Humphrey

Numerous other loved ones and a host of friends

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe Cephas and Edith Roberts; his wife, Elizabeth Roberts; his brothers, Willard Roberts, Gene Carlin, and baby brother; three sisters Beatrice Welch, Jane Roberts, and Mary Elizabeth; two nephews Daniel Stripling and Shane Roberts; and two nieces, Elizabeth and Toni Roberts.

John was a longtime resident of the area and a member of the Albion Church of Christ. After graduating high school, he served 3 years in the United States Army where he served his country during the Vietnam era. John graduated from East Central University with a Bachelors degree and later in life he completed his Masters degree at East Central University.

He retired from the Oklahoma Department of Corrections as a Team Supervisor. John worked as an East Central University Police Officer. John always took his work seriously from mowing grass and hauling hay when he was a kid, driving a school bus, and hauling pulp wood while attending college. He took his career very serious as a Probation and Parole Officer and insisted that the people under him do their work correctly. John was respected by his co-workers.

John would help anyone; he was a gentle, kind, and a humble person. He was baptized at a young age and worshipped at the Church of Christ. John had a special fondness and admiration for his nephews Sammy Roberts, Jonathan and Daniel Stripling, and Benjamin Schield. His face would light up and he would praise his great nieces Devan Roberts, Rylynd Stripling, and great nephew, Toby Stripling.

John loved his horses and his dogs Prince Albert, Fancy, Chicken, and Bella. He referred to Bella as an "Angel Dog". He wasn't just a brother, he was a friend.  John will be greatly missed by his family, who loved him.

Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 15, 2025 at the Albion Church of Christ in Albion, Oklahoma with Frank McCawley, Jason Keck, Ray Aldridge, Kim Hardcastle, Justin Humphrey, and Frank Schield officiating. Burial will follow with military honors provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections Honor Guard in Albion Cemetery under the care of Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home of Heavener, Oklahoma.

Pallbearers will be: Jonathan Stripling, Sammy Roberts, Julie Roberts, Lamon Roberts, John Mark Roberts, and J.J. Humphrey.

Honorary Pallbearers will be: Benjamin Schield, James Moudy, and Devan Roberts.

Viewing will be from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday at the funeral home.