Mary Elizabeth Roby

Mary Elizabeth Roby, 78, of Worthville, Kentucky, passed away early Wednesday morning, December 29, 2021, at home with her family by her side.

She was born April 18, 1943, in Kitts, Kentucky located in Harlan County, daughter of the late James Honeycutt and Stella Pridemore Honeycutt.

Surviving are son, William Jeff Roby (Joyce Sanders) of Worthville, daughter, Donna Kay (Doug) Broughton of Louisville, grandson, William Kristopher Roby, grandson, Jonathan Edward Roby, 1 brother, R.B. Honeycutt, and 1 sister, Brenda Yankey.
In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by, first husband, William Roby, second husband, John Whalen, and brothers and sisters, Eugene Honeycutt, Fred Honeycutt(her hero), J M Honeycutt jr, Arthur Honeycutt, Monroe Honeycutt, Eleanore Gilliam, and Ella Mae Encheta.

She worked publicly for several years at Suburban Hospital in Louisville Kentucky and also Humana. She was born, grew up, and attended school in Kitts, Kentucky located in Harlan County.

Mary believed in God and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. When Jeff's two boys were born, William Kristopher Roby and Jonathan Edward Roby, Mary and her husband William "Bill" Roby became their main caregivers from newborns until toddlers, while Jeff and his wife were at work. She loved those boys very much!!! We love Mom very much and look forward to seeing her again :)

McDonald & New Funeral Homes are in charge of arrangements.  There will be no services at this time.

"There is one glory of the sun and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.

As is the earthly, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

Now, this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord." (1 Corinthians 15)