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Ellen <I>Batson</I> Roberts

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Ellen Batson Roberts

Birth
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Death
9 Sep 2011 (aged 104)
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Ellen Batson Roberts, widow of James Harold Roberts, died at her home on Friday, September 9, 2011. Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late James Henry and Etta Martin Batson.

Mrs. Roberts will be remembered for providing a loving and nurturing home for her husband and family. She was honored on NBC's Today Show by Willard Scott on the occasion of her 103rd birthday. She was the oldest member of Mountain Creek Baptist Church.

Surviving are her two daughters, Margaret Gaddis of Taylors and Jo Ellen Johnson of Clinton; her grandchildren, Michael Gaddis and Grayson Gaddis of Taylors, Elaine Neff of Charleston, Hamp Johnson of Piedmont and Harold Johnson of Hodges; and eight great-grandchildren.

The family would like to express their appreciation to her caregivers, Avildie Evatt, Gail Letterman and Lizzie Ferguson for their loving care.

Memorial contributions may be made to Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 255 W. Mountain Creek Church Rd., Greenville, SC 29606 or Solaris Hospice, 111 Smith Hines Dr., Suite-D, Greenville, SC 29607.
Ellen Batson Roberts, widow of James Harold Roberts, died at her home on Friday, September 9, 2011. Born in Greenville County, she was a daughter of the late James Henry and Etta Martin Batson.

Mrs. Roberts will be remembered for providing a loving and nurturing home for her husband and family. She was honored on NBC's Today Show by Willard Scott on the occasion of her 103rd birthday. She was the oldest member of Mountain Creek Baptist Church.

Surviving are her two daughters, Margaret Gaddis of Taylors and Jo Ellen Johnson of Clinton; her grandchildren, Michael Gaddis and Grayson Gaddis of Taylors, Elaine Neff of Charleston, Hamp Johnson of Piedmont and Harold Johnson of Hodges; and eight great-grandchildren.

The family would like to express their appreciation to her caregivers, Avildie Evatt, Gail Letterman and Lizzie Ferguson for their loving care.

Memorial contributions may be made to Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 255 W. Mountain Creek Church Rd., Greenville, SC 29606 or Solaris Hospice, 111 Smith Hines Dr., Suite-D, Greenville, SC 29607.


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  • Maintained by: Whitfield
  • Originally Created by: Buddy
  • Added: Sep 29, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77275631/ellen-roberts: accessed ), memorial page for Ellen Batson Roberts (20 Sep 1906–9 Sep 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 77275631, citing Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Whitfield (contributor 47786265).