Opal Diane Roberts
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Opal Diane Burden was born March 16, 1944 in Ryan, Oklahoma to Lexie and Opal (Jones) Burden. She passed from this life Sunday, August 28, 2022 in Wichita Falls, Texas at the age of 78. She and Charles Roberts were married July 2, 1966 . He preceded her in death in 2019. Diane graduated from Southeastern University and became a teacher. She taught 7th and 8th grade math for years. Although she never had children of her own, she considered every student she taught as her own. She and Charles loved to travel and they would take her niece and nephews with them at times. She was a Methodist.
Diane was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Charles, and brother Pete Burden.
She is survived by her siblings - Teddy Burden and wife Mary of Wilson, Oklahoma and Harold Burden and wife Naomi of Ryan, and best friend Beth and Terry Young of Wichita Falls, Texas.
Graveside service will be Friday, September 2, 2022 at 2:00PM at the Ryan Cemetery with Ricky Phillips officiating. Visitation will be at Dudley Funeral Home in Ryan from 2-8PM Thursday, September 1, 2022.