Obituary of Ilean Theresa McCrea-Roberts

The LORD GOD, in HIS infinite wisdom and love, called from our midst to HIS heavenly home, Ilean Theresa McCrea-Roberts, on the morning of Saturday, August 8, 2020, at King David Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Ilean was born to Rev. Charlie E. Goode, and the late Ruby G. Goode (née Anderson), on May 28, 1948, in Danville, Virginia. Educated through the Baltimore City Public School System, she graduated, in 1966, from Edmondson High School. She furthered her education at the Community College of Baltimore (CCB) and Coppin State University. While in high school, Ilean began working at Shangri-La Nursing Home, later transitioning to Church Home & Hospital in Baltimore Md. In 1968, Ilean was united in marriage to Samuel J. McCrea, Jr., and out of this union were born her sons, Eric and Derrick. In 1985 she married Eddie E. Roberts and they decided to share the wealth of their love by fostering her other two children, Brian and Dejuan. Eddie preceded her in death, and she continued to love, raise and care for Dejuan and Brian, on her own; as only a loving mother could. Her love for children was the inspiration leading her to seek employment in the Baltimore City Public School System, first as a Teacher's Aide, progressing to a Parent Liaison, and retiring in 2008 as an Individual Education Plan Aide. She continued to serve in the School System as a member of the Retired School Personnel Association (MRSPA) until her passing. She was a member of Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church throughout her adult life (beginning when her father was Pastor and throughout most of his 30 plus years of service) and continuing under Pastor Harris. Throughout her years she remained an engaged and active member, serving as both a Missionary and a Sunday School Teacher. She leaves to mourn: her father, Rev. Charlie E. Goode (Jacqueline); her children, Eric McCrea (Trina), Derrick McCrea of Pennsylvania, Brian Wilkerson, and Dejuan Shropshire (Mark); her sisters, Josephine Goode-Evans (Clayton) of St. Louis, Missouri, Naomi Goode, Angela Goode, and Diane Barbour of Brooklyn, New York; seven grandchildren, Ashley Mc Crea, Destanie Wilkerson-Gaddy, Stephen and Mykal McCray, Mark Shropshire, Jr., Kamryn Wilkerson, and Braxton Dailey; a niece, Mabel Brown-Burke; two nephews, Carroll Brown and Earl Brown, and a host of other family and loved ones, whose hearts and souls she has touched forever.