Mrs. Roberta Carey Dove

November 24, 1927 - February 12, 2022

Mrs. Lillian Roberta Carey Dove, 94, of Danielsville, GA passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022, at the St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens, GA. Mrs. Dove was born in Danielsville, GA on November 24, 1927, daughter of the late Sanford Monroe Carey and the late Era Fitts Carey. She was a homemaker and lifetime member of the Danielsville Evangelical Church. Mrs. Dove was also a member of the Young at Heart Club, Holiday Wheels and worked as a volunteer for the American Heart Association. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bennie Leon Dove; grandson, Gabriel Black; brothers, LaFayette Carey, Buford Carey, Billy Carey, Ford Carey and Alfred Carey; and sisters, Allie Dudley, Cornelia “Nita” Ginn, Hester Sartain, Ethel Sexton, Gladelle Sexton, Annie Mae Smith and Stuart Kirk. Survivors include her sons and daughters-in-law, Don and Ann Dove of Natalia, TX, Stanley and Sandy Dove of Danielsville, GA, Malcolm and Wanda Dove of Danielsville, GA, Bryan and Brenda Dove of Danielsville, GA and Tim Dove of Danielsville, GA; daughters and sons-in-law, Rhonda and David Black of Hull, GA and Angie and Mike Young of Danielsville, GA; eighteen grandchildren, twenty-seven great grandchildren and thirteen great-great grandchildren. Funeral services for Mrs. Dove will be held in the Danielsville Evangelical Church at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, with Rev. Tim Peek, Rev. Billy Franklin Carey, Rev. Glenn Lyles and Rev. Keith Nix officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Danielsville Evangelical Church from 2:00 p.m. until funeral hour on Wednesday afternoon. During other times the family will be at their respective homes. Flowers are optional; memorials may be made to the TJ & Friends at P.O. Box 6161 Elberton, GA 30635 or to the Gideons International at P.O. Box 297 Franklin Springs, GA 30639. Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.