August 3, 1927 –  July 19, 2014  WHITESBORO – Funeral services for Roberta “Jean” Pinkston, 86, will be held Monday, July 21, 2014, at 2 p.m. in the Meador Funeral Home Chapel of Whitesboro, Texas with Rev. Gary Dempsey officiating. Interment will follow the service at Mt. Tabor Cemetery in Sandusky, Texas. Visitation services will be held Sunday, July 20, from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.She passed away in Denton, Texas on July 19, 2014.
Jean was born on August 3, 1927 in Childress, Texas to Bert and Ida (Perry) Dudley. She was married to the love of her life, Harold Pinkston, for 71 years. They were married on February 9, 1943 in Durant, Oklahoma. She owned and operated a beauty shop. She had many hobbies. Some of her hobbies included faithfully watching and supporting the Texas Rangers, gardening, painting, and crocheting. She adored her grandchildren and was the most savvy high-tech grandma in North Texas. She loved attending Willis Baptist Church and it broke her heart to miss a service.
She is survived by her husband, Harold Pinkston, of Whitesboro; children: Dwight Pinkston, Jr. and his wife, Vicki, of Sherman; Bobby Pinkston of Oregon; Linda Woodard and husband, Monty, of Arlington; Tina Graham and husband, Steve, of Hurst; Sandra Salluzzo and husband, Francesco, of Mesquite; and Karen Holle and husband, Rod, of Whitesboro; 13 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great grandchildren; as well as two sisters: Ruby Moore and Marguerite Barnes.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bert and Ida Dudley; her brother, Delbert Dudley; and her sisters, Ruth McCain and Vera Moore.
The pallbearers will be Jerry Jones, David Jones, Jimmy Jones, Charlie Jones, Kevin Rhodes, and Wes Pinkston.