Martha "Jane" Roberts, 82, a resident of Summit, MS passed away on December 12, 2022 at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, surrounded by her loving family.

Visitation will be from 5pm to 8pm,Thursday, December 15th, 2022 at Hartman-Jones Funeral Home, McComb, MS. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 16th, 2022 at Johnston Chapel United Methodist Church in Summit, MS. Church visitation will be from 10am to 11am. The funeral service will be at 11am. Rev. Joe Lawson will officiate and burial will be in the Johnston Chapel church cemetery.

Martha (Jane) was born December 3, 1940, in Laurel, MS to Andrew Soule and Lauren Carolyn Phillips Scott.

She was a 1958 graduate of George S. Gardiner High School and a 1962 graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi. She pursued a lifelong love of education as a school teacher. Jane was a voracious reader who quite possibly kept authors like James Patterson in a job as she consumed novels quicker than most of us watch TV shows. She loved word games, Jeopardy!, and solving crosswords with a pen. She loved her family dearly.

As a pastor's wife, her service to the Lord went well beyond Sunday services. Most any day she could be found at some point reading her Bible, which she completed in its entirety several times, as well as in prayer for others. She served the United Methodist Women with dignity and enthusiasm.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. James A. Roberts of Summit; parents, Andrew and Lauren Phillips Scott of Laurel; daughter, Melissa Maxheimer of Pontotoc, MS; brothers Soule, Charles, and Robert Scott; sister, Carolyn Rogers .

She is survived by her daughters, Robin Roberts of Summit, MS; Cindy (Jimmy) Kirkman of Quitman, MS; son, Scott (Deva) Roberts of Clinton, MS; grandchildren, Wade Baxley of Summit, MS, Tyler Kirkman of Stonewall, MS, Emily (Bull) Moore of Pontotoc, MS, Meaghan (Michael) Hubbard of Bluefield, VA; Champagne Lewis of Seattle, WA, C.J. Lewis of Austin, TX; granddaughters, Kaya (Josue) Silva of Clinton, MS and Bella Roberts of San Francisco, CA; great grandchildren, Landon, Masen, Kinslie, Marleei, Skylen, Rance, Maisyn, and Mallie.

Pallbearers will be Wayne Boyd, Tim Roberts, Josue Silva, Wade Baxley, Rob Diaz, and Danny Farmer.