Norman, OK - Rose Elaine Robertson, 87 of Norman, passed away on February 17th, 2026. Born August 26th, 1938 in Fort Worth, Texas, she grew up in Weatherford, Texas where she was the Salutatorian at Weatherford High School, attended Weatherford Junior College, and North Texas State University where she obtained her teaching certificate. Elaine married James M. Robertson on September 28th, 1957 and then gave birth to three children, Cynthia, Stephen and John. She had a wonderful assortment of jobs such as switchboard operator for Southwestern Bell Telephone, librarian at Oregon State University, Kindergarten teacher at Cleveland Elementary School in Norman, painting handmade soldiers at HMS by Patrick, and microbiologist at Shaklee. She grew all kinds of fruits and vegetables and raised cattle, goats, hogs, chickens, rabbits, dogs, cats and kids on their 25 acre farm. She will want to be remembered most for serving others who are less fortunate. She volunteered at Church in the Park where she served meals and also handed out toiletries and clothing to the homeless. She also volunteered at the Purcell Baptist Church Clothes Closet. Her biggest passion was Operation Christmas Child. For nearly 26 years she and her husband filled thousands of shoe boxes for children all over the world so they would have a present to open on Christmas Day. She also supported Samaritan's Purse which helped to give people around the world hope. She loved her church and her friends, and attended Goldsby Baptist Church where she loved to sing hymns in her beautiful alto voice. She was a very talented oil painter and loved to travel, visiting nearly all of Europe, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and quite a bit of the United States. Elaine is preceded in death by her husband, Dr. James Melvin Robertson, and her grandson, Christopher Michael Robertson and brother, Joel Asa Bennett. Elaine Robertson is survived by her brother, Douglas Bennett and his wife, Martha; and her children, Cynthia Ann Forrest and her husband Gordon Forrest, Stephen Matthew Robertson, and Dr. John Robertson and his wife Claudia Robertson; her six grandchildren, Robin Anne Rougier, Olivia, Isaac, Meridyan, Adley and Rio Robertson; and her great-grandchildren, Spencer and Jonah Rosecrants. In lieu of flowers please send donations to Samaritan's Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607, (828) 262-1980. Website: Samaritanspurse.org

A service to celebrate Elaines life will be held 2pm Thursday March 12th, 2026 at Goldsby Baptist Church in Washinton, OK.