Lynda Kay (Maness) Roberts

May 20, 1942 ~ January 15, 2025
Mrs. Lynda Kay (Maness) Roberts, 82, passed away peacefully at Wesley Medical Center on January 15, 2025, surrounded by immediate and extended family members. Lynda was born May 20, 1942, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Vivian and Jack Maness. She was raised in Wichita, Kansas by her mother Vivian and stepfather Robert Spaunhorst, graduating from Southeast High School in 1960. On April 8, 1961, Lynda married Larry Roberts at Central Christian Church in Wichita. She was a devoted wife and mother who especially loved celebrating holidays and special occasions with her family. She supported her husband as he earned his master’s and doctoral degrees, served as Girl Scout leader for her daughter’s troop, and was an expert seamstress, fashionable dresser, and renowned cookie baker. Preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years; her parents; and brother, Geary Maness, Lynda Roberts is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Teri and Danny Blasi of Wichita; daughter, Lori Hanes of Keller, Texas; sister, Roberta (Spaunhorst) Wilkinson of Haysville; and three adoring grandchildren, Alexandra Blasi, Jordan Hanes and Joshua Hanes. A private family memorial is planned. Arrangements by Downing & Lahey East Mortuary.
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