ROBERTS, MS. BETTY JOYCE Betty Joyce Roberts, age 81, passed away in her sleep on March 31, 2012. She was a member of Valley Christian Church in Birmingham, AL. Funeral services will be held at the church on April 3, 2012 at 12:00 noon with Rev. Gary Edge officiating. Mrs. Roberts spent the majority of her professional career in the medical records field working with Healthsouth Hospital. Survivors include her husband of 49 years, Bert Roberts, 4 children, Jerry (Cerlette), Brenda (Robert), Jennie, Doug (Wendy), and 3 grandchildren, Emma, Erica and Rylee, 4 siblings, John S. Purvis, Jimmy Purvis, Melvin Purvis and Norma Gail Quick, and numerous nephews and nieces. Interment will be at Valhalla Cemetery following the church service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Living Memorial fund at Valley Christian Church, 2600 Cherokee Place, Birmingham, AL 35216. JMW Funeral Home Always Serving With Compassion. >