Mae Lancaster Roberson, 84, died after a brief illness Tuesday January 10, 2012.  She was born May 15, 1927 in Castalia, the daughter of the late Esker Lancaster and Maggie Griffin Lancaster.

Mae is survived by her children and their spouses: Brink and Morrye Roberson; Becky and Ernie Murray; Jerry and Debbie Roberson; Jimmy Roberson, all of Rocky Mount; Linda and Frank Inscoe of Kennesaw, Georgia; and Steve Roberson of Atlanta, Georgia.  Nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband Herman, her beloved parents and brother E.J. Lancaster.  

Funeral services were held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday January 14, 2012 at Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Harduk officiating. Burial followed at Pineview Cemetery.

Flowers accepted and memorial donations can be made to the Falls Road Baptist Church Building Fund, 722 Falls Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27804.