ALBERTA ROBY, LOVINGLY CALLED MUDGIE BY MOST ALL THAT KNEW HER, ENTERED THE KINGDOM OF HER BELOVED LORD ON October 25, 2005. ALBERTA WAS BORN MAY 9, 1909 IN SUNDANCE, WYOMING TO LUTHER & HAZEL (KNAPP) PYLES. SHE WAS NOT ONLY THEIR DAUGHTER, BUT ALSO THEIR PARTNER ALONG LIFES TRAVELS AS THEY HOMESTEADED IN THE ROCKY POINT AREA, ON TO MOORCROFT & TO GILLETTE, WHERE SHE GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1928. THEY CONTINUED OUT TO THEIR HOMESTEAD ON RAVEN CREEK AND ON NOVEMBER 12, 1931 SHE MARRIED DONALD E ROBY IN NEWCASTLE, WY. THEY REMAINED BUSY ON THE RANCH RAISING CATTLE & SHEEP & GATHERING WILD HORSES UNTIL 1935 WHEN THEY MOVED IN TO THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE. ALBERTA WAS INSTURMENTAL IN THE SUCCESS OF HER PARENTS BUSINESS OF BUILDING THE HI-WAY MOTEL AND IN THE ROBY BUSINESS DONS ELECTRIC. SHE WAS ALSO VERY BUSY WITH HER TWO CHILDREN, MARILYN & L.D. ALBERTA WAS A DEVOTED MOTHER, WIFE & DAUGHTER, WANTING TO SHARE & ENCOURAGE IN ALL THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. AFTER THE SALE OF THEIR BUSINESS DONS ELECTRIC IN 1955, THEY RESUMED THEIR CATTLE RANCHING CAREER ONCE MORE, ALONG WITH OPERATING A HUNTING LODGE IN THE FALL FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WHEN HER PARENTS RETIRED IN THE 1970S, ALBERTA TOOK HER POSITION AS THE OWNER/OPERATOR OF THE VERY BUSY HI-WAY MOTEL. EVEN WITH HER AGAIN HECTIC SCHEDULE SHE FOUND TIME TO HELP & ENCOURAGE DON ON ANOTHER VENTURE OF RAISING RACE HORSES AND EXPANDING TO THE HORSE SHOW CIRCUIT WITH PAINT HORSES. THEY FINALLY SOLD ALL THEIR COUNTRY PROPERTY & MOVED BACK INTO TOWN IN 1995 FOR THEIR RETIREMENT. ALMOST EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT THEY COULD BE FOUND WITH THEIR FRIENDS OUT DANCING. THIS WAS ANOTHER OF THEIR LOVESMUSIC. DURING THE 1950S THE FAMILY SHOWED THEIR TALENTS AS A DANCE BAND CALLED THE BLACK HILLS NUGGETS ALBERTA SHARED HER LIFE WITH DON FOR 66 YEARS WHEN HE FINALLY LOST HIS BATTLE TO CANCER IN NOVEMBER 1997. SINCE 2000, ALBERTA HAS LIVED WITH OR NEXT TO HER DAUGHTER, MARILYN AND ENJOYED A LIFE OF SEMI-INDEPENDENCE. EACH SUNDAY SHE LOOKED FORWARD TO WORSHIPING HER LORD AT THE LITTLE COUNTRY CHURCH AND WAS BAPTIZED IN 2002. ALMOST EACH DAY SHE COULD BE SEEN DINING OUT WITH ONE OF HER CLOSE FRIENDS. ALBERTA HAD A GREAT LOVE OF PEOPLE AND ALWAYS HAD WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THEM, ALONG WITH A SMILE. ALBERTA WAS PRECEDED IN ETERNAL LIFE BY HER HUSBAND DON, INFANT SISTER, HER PARENTS & A GRANDSON, DONNIE ROBY. LEFT TO JOIN HER ARE HER DAUGHTER MARILYN ROBY CLYDE & COMPANION JIM WALDEN, SON L.D. & MERLENE JO (EBERSPECHER) ROBY. GRANDSONS: ROBERT DEE & TRACEY TUPA, RANDY & DIANA ROBY, & DAN & GINA ROBY. GRANDDAUGHTERS: KAROLEA TUPA SCHNABEL & COMPANION JOHN PTAK, LESLIE & DEANN ROBY WHITNEY, JASON & JODI ROBY BARKER, 17 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN & 3 GREAT-GREAT GRANDCHILDREN GRAVESIDE SERVICES ARE AT GREENWOOD CEMETARY AT 10:00 AM FRIDAY OCT 28, 2005.