Alene Roblyer, a long-time resident of Ponca City, passed away on 10/31/2026 at her Ponca City home, surrounded by family. Alene was 88 years of age. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Crematory, 505 W Grand Ave, Ponca City, OK 74601.
Alene was born the daughter of Ralph McFarland and Martha Snyder McFarland, May 24, 1938, in Joplin, Missouri. She grew up in and went to school in Quapaw, OK., until the family moved to a farm near Afton, Oklahoma. She graduated from Afton High School in 1956 and attended NEO A&M College in Miami, Oklahoma.
Alene married O.L. "Pete" Roblyer in November 1956 at Narcissa, Oklahoma. On November 2, 2026, they will celebrate their 70th anniversary. To this union, they had two sons, Don and Mark. The family lived in Miami until 1965 when Pete's job brought them to Ponca City. While in Ponca, Alene was employed with Sooner Life Insurance, Security Bank, and Conoco Inc. In 1983 Pete's job took them to Houston, where Alene took a job as an auditor with Vista Chemical, Houston, Texas, retiring in 1995 at which time she and Pete moved back to Ponca City.
Alene enjoyed the outdoors; she liked gardening and raising all kinds of flowers. You could find her canning pickles or making fudge for her family. She was active in her son's sports events and was a co-founder of the Ponca City Tip-Off club. As a young woman she was a Red Cross volunteer and member of the BPW (Business Professional Women's) club.
She was a long-time member of Northeast Baptist Church and was the Director of Bed Babies.
She is survived by her husband, Pete of the home: son Don Roblyer and wife Linda of Cleburne, TX., son Mark Roblyer and wife Valrie, and grandchildren Jordyn and Paige of Ponca City, sister Carolyn Barger of Miami, Oklahoma, sister-in-law Jean McFarland of Miami Ok., grandchildren Rhiannon Abla and husband T.J., and great grandchildren Silver and Treble, of Oklahoma City, Cody Roblyer and wife Linsday, and great grandchildren Parker and Hudson, of Mansfield Tx., Connelly Roblyer and Brooke Cochran of Houston Tx., and Ciera Turney and husband Clay, and great granddaughter Cheyenne, of Grand Prairie Tx., and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father Ralph McFarland, mother Martha McFarland, twin brother Allen and both grandparents, sister-in-law Barbara McFarland and brother-in-law Raymond Barger.
The funeral will be held Friday, November 6, 2026, at 2:00pm at Northeast Baptist Church with Pastor Scott Melton officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Trout Funeral Home.
Casket bearers will be; Don Roblyer, Mark Roblyer, Connelly Roblyer, Cody Roblyer, TJ Abla, Clay Turney
Alternates: Jim Kelly, Mike West
In lieu of flowers, please consider making donations to Hospice of North Central Oklahoma, 445 Fairview #103, Ponca City, Oklahoma 74601 and/or to the Northeast Baptist Church, 2200 N. Pecan Road, Ponca City, Oklahoma 74604.
We invite you to leave a message of condolence, expression of sympathy or perhaps share a memory of Alene at www.troutfuneralhome.com.