Audrey Kerby Roberts

Audrey Kerby Roberts, 87, of Waynesboro, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at Augusta Health. She was born in Waynesboro on December 12, 1937, a daughter of the late Claude E. and Eagle G. (Myers) Kerby.

Audrey had a successful career working at Wayn-Tex, a long-time carpet backing plant in Waynesboro, VA. In her spare time, she greatly enjoyed doing crafts and cooking.

Outside her home and professional life, Audrey became a volunteer member of the Auxiliary of the Waynesboro First Aid Crew in November 1963, known then as the Ladies Auxiliary of Waynesboro First Aid Crew. Audrey’s late husband, Jim, who became a volunteer “senior crew” member of WFAC just three months prior in August 1963, helped recruit her as an auxiliary member.

Following in her husband’s footsteps, Audrey also had a desire and devotion toward serving others and was an integral part of the WFAC Auxiliary for greater than five (5) decades. For fifty-two (52) years, Audrey faithfully dedicated innumerable hours of service to WFAC Auxiliary and the Waynesboro community. During Audrey’s volunteer service with the Auxiliary, she held multiple Auxiliary officer positions to include President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Historian, and Chaplain. In addition, Audrey served on multiple committees over the years to include Ways and Means, Social, Membership, and Bereavement. After many years of unwavering dedication and volunteer service, Audrey received life membership of the WFAC Auxiliary in December 1977.

Audrey will be fondly remembered by her friends and WFAC family for being quick witted, outspoken, and always willing to help others. She will be deeply missed by our organization and the many lives she touched through her community service. Our thoughts and prayers will be with her family.

There is no greater purpose than service to others. Audrey, thank you for your 52 years of faithful, outstanding, and unselfish service to Waynesboro First Aid Crew and the community it serves! “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). 

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, James  Wade “Jim” Roberts; son, James Leslie “Les” Roberts; siblings, Lyle Kerby and Mary Belle Whitt.

Survivors include her son, Greg Roberts and wife, Cheryl; grandchildren, Tristan Roberts and Candice Morgan and husband, Glenn; great grandchildren, Landyn, Jordan and Tanner Hundall; brother, James “Doug” Kerby and wife, Diane; sister-in-law and lifetime best friend, Nellie Kerby; as well as her additional in-laws, Jean Bowles, Mike Roberts, and Becky Stilner; nieces, Kelly Hill and husband, Richie, Cathy Howery and her husband, Preston, Konnie Fisher and her husband, Danny; numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

A funeral service will be conducted at 11am on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at Charlton and Groome Funeral Home with Pastor Danny Fisher officiating.  Burial will be held privately.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Audrey’s memory to the Augusta Health Foundation, c/o Hospice of the Shenandoah, P.O. 1000, Fishersville, VA, 22939.

The family would like to express a heartfelt thank you to the staff at the Shenandoah Hospice House, especially her nurses, Laura and Jackie and thank you to Audrey’s home nurses, Mary Fletcher and Petya for their loving care.

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