of Romance, AR

March 7, 1942 - April 3, 2025

It is with a heavy heart we have to share that a beautiful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, Elberta Ruth Garcia, has left us behind to join her heavenly father on April 3rd, 2025.

Berta was born on March 7th, 1942, in Pittsburgh, PA to Elbert Chiplis and Ruth (Wilson) Chiplis. She was raised in Gipsy, PA. She moved to Illinois as a young woman, where she later met the love of her life, Efraim ''Fred'' Garcia. They shared a wonderful 55 years and seven children together.

She worked in several different factories throughout her career. She finally retired from Prince Castle in 2005, where she worked as a welder and braiser. She enjoyed the outdoors, especially camping, fishing, and gardening. She also loved to gather with family and friends for any occasion, but especially holidays.

Berta was preceded in death by her parents as well as her stepmother, Stella Chiplis; brothers Addie and Tom Chiplis; dear sisters-in-law Sylvia Chiplis and Amelia Alcazar; and beloved brothers-in-law Ernie Alcazar and Ed Tate.
She is survived by her husband Efraim (aka Fred) as well as their seven children; sons Bill (Amy) Williams, Steve Williams (Linda Arjes), Ken Williams (Charlotte Little) of Illinois; Sam (Sheila) Garcia and Phillip Garcia of Arkansas; daughters Lisa (Randy) English of Arkansas, and Lori (Mike) Hemby of Illinois.

Berta is also survived by four brothers; Elbert ''Tip'' (Ann) Chiplis, Clifford (Janet) Chiplis, and Tim Chiplis of Pennsylvania, and Larry Chiplis of Illinois; six sisters; Irene (Ron) Smith, JoAnne Rice, Stella Shedd, and Rose Oxley of Pennsylvania, Mary (Jim) Klock of Illinois, and Jean Tate of Georgia; her very much loved friend and sister-in-law Erene (Lee) Brown of Mississippi; beloved brother-in-law Cip (Rocky) Garcia of Iowa, sister-in-law Stella Alejandro of Texas, and brother-in-law Manuel Garcia. There are numerous nieces and nephews as well.

She is survived by 19 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; Joe Williams (2 children), Matthew Williams (1 child), Luke Williams, Chad Sharp (3 children), Stacy Sharp (3 children), Chandler Garcia, Steve Williams Jr., April Adams, Amanda Lopez, Ashlee Williams (3 children), Johnathan Garcia (1 child), Manuel Garcia (2 children), Christopher Garcia (1 child), Michael Garcia, Krystal Williams, Roseann Johnson (2 children), Ryan English (1 child), Cora Hemby, and Michael Hemby.

Finally, Berta is survived by her very special and dear friend, Debbie (Tom) Lieberg of Illinois.
She had many other friends that we know will miss her.

Visitation will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 5, 2025, followed by a Celebration of Life at 3:00 PM in the chapel at Roller-Daniel Funeral Home. Interment will follow at a later date due to predicted weather.

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Obituary Provided By:
Roller-Daniel Funeral Home
411 East Race Avenue
Searcy, AR  72145
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