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Edith Faye Sneed Rosenblad Roberts, 50, of Orange passed away Monday, Dec. 15, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont.

Edith was born May 26, 1964 in Groves, Texas to parents, Mary Ellen (Peveto) and Martin Marion Sneed Sr. She was a lifelong resident of the Orange area and had worked many years at Sneed's Shipbuilding as a secretary. She enjoyed doing crafts and art; she especially loved making Christmas decorations. Edith was a loving person, who will be dearly missed.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Martin Marion Sneed Jr.; nephew, Martin Marion Sneed III.

She is survived by her husband, Grover L. Robert Jr. of Orange; daughter, Laysha Wilson and husband, Thomas Christopher; parents, Martin Sneed Sr. and Mary Ellen Sneed and sister, Audrey Peck and husband, Charles, all of of Bridge City; brother, Clyde Sneed and wife, Judy of Mont Belvieu; step children, Fran Roberts of Katy, Timothy T. Roberts of Atlanta, GA, Grover Roberts III, Darius Roberts and Emmanuel Roberts, all of Orange. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Gavin Wilson, Rylee Wilson, 16 step grandchildren, two step great grandchildren and her special friends, Alonda Callahan, Trica Kirkland Williams and Lisa Edgerly.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, Dec. 20, at 1:00 pm at Dorman Funeral Home, with a gathering of family and friend from 11:00 am until service time. Burial will follow at Autumn Oaks Memorial Park.

Honoring Edith as pallbearers will be Joshua Roy, Christopher Sneed, Sean Sneed, Jeremy Guillory, Dominic Gillard and Zedrick Phillips. Honorary pallbearer is Gavin Rosenblad Wilson.