Valerie M. Roberts, 73, of Wake Forest, North Carolina passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020. She was born January 17, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY daughter of the late Granville and Naomi Adams.

An outdoor funeral service will be held Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 1:00pm at Grace Haven Baptist Fellowship, 726 Hicks Road, Youngsville, NC with Rev. Dick Graves officiating. Prior to the funeral service, the family will receive friends for the viewing from 12:00 – 1:00 P.M. Social distancing and face coverings are required. A private burial for immediate family will follow in Pine Forest Memorial Gardens in Wake Forest.

She is survived by two daughters, Nicole Benedetto and husband Donald and Candace Burnett and husband Carey, a son, Nathan Scott, her boyfriend, Tracy Smith and grandchildren, Melina and Max Benedetto, River and Gray Burnett and Kaia and Emaleigh Scott.

Flowers are welcome, however, memorial donations may be made to Grace Haven Baptist Church, c/o Valerie Roberts Memorial for Safe Space, PO Box 1432, Wake Forest, NC 27588 or to Habitat for Humanity at habitatwake.org or by phone at 919-744-2456 or by mail to 2420 Raleigh Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604.

The family wishes to sincerely thank the doctors, nurses and aides at Transitions Life Care Hospice for the wonderful care, compassion and support given in Valerie’s final days.