Guider, Alma Roberson
Apr 19, 2018She was welcomed by the love of her life, Ed Guider, Jr. Born June 14, 1932, to Ruby and Raymond Roberson in Hixson, Alma grew up with her older sister Margaret Roberson.Alma was preceded in death by her husband, Ed Guider Jr., parents, Ruby KingRoberson and Raymond Roberson, and sister, Margaret Eloise Roberson. She is survived by her daughters, Terri Guider Wilkes (Eddie) and Judy Guider Roden (David); grandchildren, Charles Garland Smith, Jr. (Dana), Parker Guider Smith (Erica), Natalie Grayson Smith, Kathryn (Katie) Lynn Roden and Andrew David Roden (Jessica); great-grandchildren, Ayva Jane Santana, Charles Garland Smith III (Trey) and Jackson Guider Smith; and beloved lifelong family friends, Erma Bird, Helen Shavers and Martha Henry.Alma attended Ganns Middle Valley School and Hixson High School. She was a varsity cheerleader at Hixson and also enjoyed acting in plays. It was during these years that she met a handsome young man, Ed Guider Jr., with whom she would spend the rest of her life. As she cheered for him at basketball and baseball games, their love blossomed and laid the foundation for a truly beautiful relationship. During Alma’s freshman year of high school, her sister Margaret was tragically killed in a car accident. Alma often said that without Ed’s unwavering love and support that she and her parents could not have made it through that difficult time. They married after she graduated in 1950 and were never apart until his death in 2016.The love and devotion that Alma and Ed shared during their 65 years of marriage was that of fairy tales. Theirs was a true love story and their devotion to each other and their family should serve as a model for all of us to try to follow.Family always came first for Alma, and she was the most incredible, loving mother to her daughters Terri and Judy that could have ever been imagined. She was always a home room mother at school and chaperon for field trips and proms. Alma and Ed never missed any event whether it was music class, sporting event,... (The Chattanoogan)
