Class of 1954
1954 Maroon Spotlight
Roberta Elliott
Queen Attendant 50-51; Glee Club 51-52; Red Hots 50-51; Junior Play 52-53; Perryscope Staff 53-54; Class Assemblies 51-54;
1954 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Roberta Elliott plans to enroll at Oklahoma A. & M. college, Stillwater after graduation from Perry high school. She was born Jan. 28, 1936, at Orlando and received her grade school education at Perry elementary school. She attended the Sapulpa high school during 1951-52. While in high school she was a member of the band, 1953-54; Red Hots, 1949-1950; Perryscope staff, 1949-50; and student council.
Roberta Ann (Elliott) McColloch
January 28, 1936 – December 11, 2021
Roberta McCulloch passed away on Dec. 11, 2021.
Born in Orlando, Oklahoma, on Jan. 28, 1936, she was the daughter of Gilbert “Forrest” and Georgianna Elliott. Following her graduation from Perry high school in 1954, she attended Oklahoma A. & M. for a year then Oklahoma University.
She married Kenneth McCulloch on Aug. 18, 1957. She earned a degree in business and she and Ken moved to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There, she was a homemaker and mother.
Roberta enjoyed playing golf in the summer and curling in the winter. In 1972, she, along with her family, moved to Arizona. She attended and sang in the choir at Camelback Presbyterian Church for many years. She enjoyed trips to Hawaii, Mexico and San Diego.
Roberta eventually attended Arizona State University and earned a Master’s degree in counseling. She then worked for the Meadows in Wickenburg where she started as a couselor and retired in 2000 as Director of Counseling.
She enjoyed Scrabble games, playing cards, was an active member in PEO and attended First Presbyterian Church of Wickenburg.
Survivors include: her loving husband of 64 years, Kenneth McCulloch; her children, Valerie McCulloch of Phoenix, Sharon (Todd) Peterson of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Greig (Marti) McCulloch of Houston; and two grandsons, Tyler Peterson of Madison, Wisconsin, and Kadin Peterson of St. Paul, Minnesota.