Lindy Lee Roberts, 65, Fort Madison, Iowa died unexpectedly Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at his home. He was born February 27, 1957 in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Eldon L and Ruth Maxine (Shanks) Roberts. On July 26, 1975, he married Cynthia M Snider at the former Santa Fe Methodist Church, Fort Madison. They met in the 5th grade, dated in high school, and were married for 47 years.
Lindy was a 1975 graduate of Fort Madison High School. After high school, he worked at the First Mississippi Fertilizer Plant for several years. Then he was a correctional officer with the Iowa State Penitentiary for 33 years retiring in 2016. He was a member of the Fort Madison United Methodist Church. He enjoyed shooting sporting clays, skeet, and trap. He taught youth trap shooting in Carthage, Illinois for 15 years. He was a member of the NSCA Sporting Clays Association, Tri-State Gun Club in Montrose, Carthage Gun Club, and Fairfield Gun Club. He loved nature and hunting deer, duck, and turkey. He was a 51 year member and percussionist of the Fort Madison Municipal Band. When he first joined the band he was the youngest member and in 2022 was the longest playing member. In 2022, he became a member and played in the McNamara Band in Keokuk, Iowa.
His greatest joy was listening to his daughters play their instruments. Rachel is an accomplished pianist and flutist. She teaches at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. Sarah is an accomplished saxophonist and pianist. She holds a doctorate in saxophone performance for Jazz and Classical and is a tenured professor at the University of Texas at Tyler, Texas. Lindy loved spending time with his family. He and Cindy enjoyed traveling, especially visiting their girls, and they were enjoying retirement together.
Lindy is survived by his wife, Cindy of Fort Madison; his twin daughters, Rachel Roberts of Rochester, New York and Sarah Roberts (Micah Bell) of Tyler, Texas; his twin sister, Cindy Heald of Ellenton, Florida; several cousins including Jeff Roberts of Lomax, Illinois; and the Snider Family. He was preceded in death by his parents and his uncle, aunt, Glen and Joan Roberts, and brothers-in-law, Howard Snider and Stanley Heald.
His family will be present for visitation from 4:00 - 6:00 pm Friday, November 4, 2022 at the Barr Memorial Chapel, Fort Madison. Following the visitation his body will be cremated. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 pm Saturday, November 5, 2022 at the Fort Madison United Methodist Church with Pastor Kayle Lange-Carney officiating. Burial follow at the Fairview Cemetery, rural Fort Madison. A memorial has been established for a memorial shoot at the Black Oak Sporting Clays at Pella, Iowa, contributions may be made to his family and left during his services or mailed to Barr Memorial Chapel, 1919 Ave F, Fort Madison, Iowa 52627. Barr Memorial Chapel is honored to serve the Roberts family and an online guest book may be found at www.barrmemorialchapel.com.
