Funeral services for Violet (Lott) Roundtree will be held in New Hope Temple on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 1:00 P.M. Rev. Joey Pittman will officiate and burial will be in West Side District Cemetery. Mrs. Roundtree was born in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma on April 14, 1920 and went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 27, 2011. Violet and her husband, Leonard and their children, Doris, Sherry and Glenn moved to Taft in 1950. Working in her yard, going out to eat, baking for the holidays and antiquing provided much enjoyment for her. She also enjoyed the time she spent with her grandchildren. Mrs. Roundtree owned and operated her secondhand store for about 25 years. She was preceded in death by her first husband of 57 years, Leonard G. Lott; her son, Glenn Edward Lott; her second husband, Woodrow Roundtree; her parents, James R. and Mary J. Swarb; her two sisters and three brothers. Mrs. Roundtree is survived by her daughters and their husbands, Doris and Gene Decker and Sherry and Ronnie Smith all of Taft; her sister, Elsie Hogan of Taft; her niece, and her husband, Jackie and Lloyd Karnes of Taft; her grandchildren, Cindy Abrams of Taft, Terri Masterson of Folsom, David Snyder of Bakersfield, Shelly Marrit of Bakersfield, Rhonda and Lee Henning of Taft, Nini and John Hatzopoulos of Levos, Greece; her great-grandchildren, Kayla, Courtney and Kelsie Masterson, Valarie Bergeron, Chad and Deanna Mincher, David, Michael and Kasie Snyder, Elizabeth Crum, Miranda Plaugher, Ty Marrit, Julie and LeAnn Shinn, Jonathan and Katlynn McDonald, Mac Henning, Nasiska, Nico and Dessy Hatzopoulos; her great-great-grandchildren, Hailey, Brayden and Madison Bergeron and Kellie Masterson; her many nephews and nieces in Oklahoma, California, Nevada and Colorado. She is also survived by her special friends, Gordon and Patti Gomez, Curtis Gomez and Eileen Westendoff and baby Adria of Bakersfield. Friends are invited to pay their respects on Monday from 3:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. at the Erickson & Brown Funeral Home. To convey condolences or sign an online register, please visit www.EricksonAndBrown.com
Funeral services for Violet (Lott) Roundtree will be held in New Hope Temple on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 1:00 P.M. Rev. Joey Pittman will officiate and burial will be in West Side District Cemetery. Mrs. Roundtree was born in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma on April 14, 1920 and went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 27, 2011. Violet and her husband, Leonard and their children, Doris, Sherry and Glenn moved to Taft in 1950. Working in her yard, going out to eat, baking for the holidays and antiquing provided much enjoyment for her. She also enjoyed the time she spent with her grandchildren. Mrs. Roundtree owned and operated her secondhand store for about 25 years. She was preceded in death by her first husband of 57 years, Leonard G. Lott; her son, Glenn Edward Lott; her second husband, Woodrow Roundtree; her parents, James R. and Mary J. Swarb; her two sisters and three brothers. Mrs. Roundtree is survived by her daughters and their husbands, Doris and Gene Decker and Sherry and Ronnie Smith all of Taft; her sister, Elsie Hogan of Taft; her niece, and her husband, Jackie and Lloyd Karnes of Taft; her grandchildren, Cindy Abrams of Taft, Terri Masterson of Folsom, David Snyder of Bakersfield, Shelly Marrit of Bakersfield, Rhonda and Lee Henning of Taft, Nini and John Hatzopoulos of Levos, Greece; her great-grandchildren, Kayla, Courtney and Kelsie Masterson, Valarie Bergeron, Chad and Deanna Mincher, David, Michael and Kasie Snyder, Elizabeth Crum, Miranda Plaugher, Ty Marrit, Julie and LeAnn Shinn, Jonathan and Katlynn McDonald, Mac Henning, Nasiska, Nico and Dessy Hatzopoulos; her great-great-grandchildren, Hailey, Brayden and Madison Bergeron and Kellie Masterson; her many nephews and nieces in Oklahoma, California, Nevada and Colorado. She is also survived by her special friends, Gordon and Patti Gomez, Curtis Gomez and Eileen Westendoff and baby Adria of Bakersfield. Friends are invited to pay their respects on Monday from 3:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. at the Erickson & Brown Funeral Home. To convey condolences or sign an online register, please visit www.EricksonAndBrown.com