Anne Byrn Roberts
January 10, 2019
Anne Byrn Roberts
A celebration of Anne Byrn’s life will take place Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 2:30 p.m. at the Wightman Chapel on the Scarritt Bennett campus at 1027 18th Ave. S. in Nashville. Visitation will be at Bennett Hall from 1 p.m. until the service time.
Anne Byrn Roberts, 91, passed away Jan. 7, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.
An extraordinary woman, she was anything but conventional. The oldest child of Annie Byrn and Bradford Earl Robert Roberts
Anne Byrn Roberts was born in Nashville, because the “new” hospital in Murfreesboro would not open for another week. She attended Vanderbilt University, and she was a member and officer of Delta Delta Delta sorority and editor of The Hustler. Elected homecoming queen in 1947, she graduated in 1948 and in the fall, earned her teaching certificate from Peabody.
While at Vanderbilt, she met Joseph (Jack) Houston Roberts, a Marine and veteran of World War II, who fought in the Pacific at Peleliu.
They married in 10 September 1949 and moved to Lebanon, where they owned and operated Roberts Coal Co. and Roberts Builders Supply and raised their family.
Anne Byrn was as comfortable serving as homeroom mother in the classrooms of her five children as she was serving for more than 20 years as the chairman of the Planning Commission for the city of Lebanon and the board of trust of Cumberland University. She served as a Girl Scout leader and chairman of the Girl Scouts of Wilson County. She volunteered with underprivileged children’s groups in
Lebanon and helped found the YMCA, ultimately serving as its board president. Named Lebanon’s Woman of the Year in 1987, she was president of the Year Round Garden Club, member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and president of the Junior Women’s Club. Anne Byrn served as chairman of the board of University Medical Center and McFarland Hospital. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Lebanon, where she taught vacation Bible school, Sunday school and served on various committees.
In 2006, Anne Byrn moved to Nashville, where she enjoyed membership in the Belle Meade Country Club, the Centennial Club, the Lynbrook Garden Club and Cheekwood.
Anne Byrn was passionate about service, yet her joy came from spending summers at Monteagle Sunday School Assembly with her family and lifelong friends. Seven generations of her family spent summers at MSSA, where Anne Byrn was a long-term member of the board of trustees, past vice president of the board and was president of the Women’s Club. Her porch was always open for rousing conversation, and she was perpetually prepared for an impromptu cocktail party.
Her laugh was contagious, an important trait in a family full of legendary senses of humor. She was a brilliant player of bridge, a game which best showcased her competitive spirit. Anne Byrn loved to travel the world, whether solo or with friends or family. She was fiercely independent, yet was most content surrounded by the ones she loved.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Houston Roberts; her parents,
Annie Byrn and Bradford Earl Roberts; and her brother, Bradford Earl Roberts Jr.
She is survived by her children, Lucy Roberts, Anne (George) Worthen, Jack (Tami) Roberts, Rich (Memree) Roberts, Mary Carolyn (Matt Davis) Roberts; her grandchildren, Anne Byrn (Mark) Floyd, Jennie Bradford (John) Curlee, Katherine (Leif) Torkelsen, Jack Worthen, Mary Augusta Roberts, Margaret Roberts, Marshall (Katie) Roberts, Jackson Roberts; her great-grandchildren, Mavis Blue Sartin, Carter Floyd, Miles Curlee, Annie Torkelsen, Finn Torkelsen, Jackson (Meg) Floyd, Elizabeth Floyd, Alex Floyd; her brother, Jim Rich (Carty) Roberts; and her sister-in-law, Linda Roberts.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly Roberts Family Fund at P.O. Box 307 Monteagle, TN 37356, the Anne Byrn Roberts Endowed Building and Grounds Fund at Cumberland University 1 Cumberland Square Lebanon, TN 37087, Oaklands Mansion at 900 N. Maney Ave. Murfreesboro, TN 37130 or Alive Hospice at 1718 Patterson St. Nashville, TN 37203.
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married September 10, 1949
January 10, 2019
Anne Byrn Roberts
A celebration of Anne Byrn’s life will take place Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 2:30 p.m. at the Wightman Chapel on the Scarritt Bennett campus at 1027 18th Ave. S. in Nashville. Visitation will be at Bennett Hall from 1 p.m. until the service time.
Anne Byrn Roberts, 91, passed away Jan. 7, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.
An extraordinary woman, she was anything but conventional. The oldest child of Annie Byrn and Bradford Earl Robert Roberts
Anne Byrn Roberts was born in Nashville, because the “new” hospital in Murfreesboro would not open for another week. She attended Vanderbilt University, and she was a member and officer of Delta Delta Delta sorority and editor of The Hustler. Elected homecoming queen in 1947, she graduated in 1948 and in the fall, earned her teaching certificate from Peabody.
While at Vanderbilt, she met Joseph (Jack) Houston Roberts, a Marine and veteran of World War II, who fought in the Pacific at Peleliu.
They married in 10 September 1949 and moved to Lebanon, where they owned and operated Roberts Coal Co. and Roberts Builders Supply and raised their family.
Anne Byrn was as comfortable serving as homeroom mother in the classrooms of her five children as she was serving for more than 20 years as the chairman of the Planning Commission for the city of Lebanon and the board of trust of Cumberland University. She served as a Girl Scout leader and chairman of the Girl Scouts of Wilson County. She volunteered with underprivileged children’s groups in
Lebanon and helped found the YMCA, ultimately serving as its board president. Named Lebanon’s Woman of the Year in 1987, she was president of the Year Round Garden Club, member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and president of the Junior Women’s Club. Anne Byrn served as chairman of the board of University Medical Center and McFarland Hospital. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Lebanon, where she taught vacation Bible school, Sunday school and served on various committees.
In 2006, Anne Byrn moved to Nashville, where she enjoyed membership in the Belle Meade Country Club, the Centennial Club, the Lynbrook Garden Club and Cheekwood.
Anne Byrn was passionate about service, yet her joy came from spending summers at Monteagle Sunday School Assembly with her family and lifelong friends. Seven generations of her family spent summers at MSSA, where Anne Byrn was a long-term member of the board of trustees, past vice president of the board and was president of the Women’s Club. Her porch was always open for rousing conversation, and she was perpetually prepared for an impromptu cocktail party.
Her laugh was contagious, an important trait in a family full of legendary senses of humor. She was a brilliant player of bridge, a game which best showcased her competitive spirit. Anne Byrn loved to travel the world, whether solo or with friends or family. She was fiercely independent, yet was most content surrounded by the ones she loved.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Houston Roberts; her parents,
Annie Byrn and Bradford Earl Roberts; and her brother, Bradford Earl Roberts Jr.
She is survived by her children, Lucy Roberts, Anne (George) Worthen, Jack (Tami) Roberts, Rich (Memree) Roberts, Mary Carolyn (Matt Davis) Roberts; her grandchildren, Anne Byrn (Mark) Floyd, Jennie Bradford (John) Curlee, Katherine (Leif) Torkelsen, Jack Worthen, Mary Augusta Roberts, Margaret Roberts, Marshall (Katie) Roberts, Jackson Roberts; her great-grandchildren, Mavis Blue Sartin, Carter Floyd, Miles Curlee, Annie Torkelsen, Finn Torkelsen, Jackson (Meg) Floyd, Elizabeth Floyd, Alex Floyd; her brother, Jim Rich (Carty) Roberts; and her sister-in-law, Linda Roberts.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly Roberts Family Fund at P.O. Box 307 Monteagle, TN 37356, the Anne Byrn Roberts Endowed Building and Grounds Fund at Cumberland University 1 Cumberland Square Lebanon, TN 37087, Oaklands Mansion at 900 N. Maney Ave. Murfreesboro, TN 37130 or Alive Hospice at 1718 Patterson St. Nashville, TN 37203.
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married September 10, 1949
Anne Byrn Roberts
January 10, 2019
Anne Byrn Roberts
A celebration of Anne Byrn’s life will take place Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 2:30 p.m. at the Wightman Chapel on the Scarritt Bennett campus at 1027 18th Ave. S. in Nashville. Visitation will be at Bennett Hall from 1 p.m. until the service time.
Anne Byrn Roberts, 91, passed away Jan. 7, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.
An extraordinary woman, she was anything but conventional. The oldest child of Annie Byrn and Bradford Earl Robert Roberts
Anne Byrn Roberts was born in Nashville, because the “new” hospital in Murfreesboro would not open for another week. She attended Vanderbilt University, and she was a member and officer of Delta Delta Delta sorority and editor of The Hustler. Elected homecoming queen in 1947, she graduated in 1948 and in the fall, earned her teaching certificate from Peabody.
While at Vanderbilt, she met Joseph (Jack) Houston Roberts, a Marine and veteran of World War II, who fought in the Pacific at Peleliu.
They married in 10 September 1949 and moved to Lebanon, where they owned and operated Roberts Coal Co. and Roberts Builders Supply and raised their family.
Anne Byrn was as comfortable serving as homeroom mother in the classrooms of her five children as she was serving for more than 20 years as the chairman of the Planning Commission for the city of Lebanon and the board of trust of Cumberland University. She served as a Girl Scout leader and chairman of the Girl Scouts of Wilson County. She volunteered with underprivileged children’s groups in
Lebanon and helped found the YMCA, ultimately serving as its board president. Named Lebanon’s Woman of the Year in 1987, she was president of the Year Round Garden Club, member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and president of the Junior Women’s Club. Anne Byrn served as chairman of the board of University Medical Center and McFarland Hospital. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Lebanon, where she taught vacation Bible school, Sunday school and served on various committees.
In 2006, Anne Byrn moved to Nashville, where she enjoyed membership in the Belle Meade Country Club, the Centennial Club, the Lynbrook Garden Club and Cheekwood.
Anne Byrn was passionate about service, yet her joy came from spending summers at Monteagle Sunday School Assembly with her family and lifelong friends. Seven generations of her family spent summers at MSSA, where Anne Byrn was a long-term member of the board of trustees, past vice president of the board and was president of the Women’s Club. Her porch was always open for rousing conversation, and she was perpetually prepared for an impromptu cocktail party.
Her laugh was contagious, an important trait in a family full of legendary senses of humor. She was a brilliant player of bridge, a game which best showcased her competitive spirit. Anne Byrn loved to travel the world, whether solo or with friends or family. She was fiercely independent, yet was most content surrounded by the ones she loved.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Houston Roberts; her parents,
Annie Byrn and Bradford Earl Roberts; and her brother, Bradford Earl Roberts Jr.
She is survived by her children, Lucy Roberts, Anne (George) Worthen, Jack (Tami) Roberts, Rich (Memree) Roberts, Mary Carolyn (Matt Davis) Roberts; her grandchildren, Anne Byrn (Mark) Floyd, Jennie Bradford (John) Curlee, Katherine (Leif) Torkelsen, Jack Worthen, Mary Augusta Roberts, Margaret Roberts, Marshall (Katie) Roberts, Jackson Roberts; her great-grandchildren, Mavis Blue Sartin, Carter Floyd, Miles Curlee, Annie Torkelsen, Finn Torkelsen, Jackson (Meg) Floyd, Elizabeth Floyd, Alex Floyd; her brother, Jim Rich (Carty) Roberts; and her sister-in-law, Linda Roberts.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly Roberts Family Fund at P.O. Box 307 Monteagle, TN 37356, the Anne Byrn Roberts Endowed Building and Grounds Fund at Cumberland University 1 Cumberland Square Lebanon, TN 37087, Oaklands Mansion at 900 N. Maney Ave. Murfreesboro, TN 37130 or Alive Hospice at 1718 Patterson St. Nashville, TN 37203.
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married September 10, 1949
January 10, 2019
Anne Byrn Roberts
A celebration of Anne Byrn’s life will take place Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 2:30 p.m. at the Wightman Chapel on the Scarritt Bennett campus at 1027 18th Ave. S. in Nashville. Visitation will be at Bennett Hall from 1 p.m. until the service time.
Anne Byrn Roberts, 91, passed away Jan. 7, 2019 surrounded by her loving family.
An extraordinary woman, she was anything but conventional. The oldest child of Annie Byrn and Bradford Earl Robert Roberts
Anne Byrn Roberts was born in Nashville, because the “new” hospital in Murfreesboro would not open for another week. She attended Vanderbilt University, and she was a member and officer of Delta Delta Delta sorority and editor of The Hustler. Elected homecoming queen in 1947, she graduated in 1948 and in the fall, earned her teaching certificate from Peabody.
While at Vanderbilt, she met Joseph (Jack) Houston Roberts, a Marine and veteran of World War II, who fought in the Pacific at Peleliu.
They married in 10 September 1949 and moved to Lebanon, where they owned and operated Roberts Coal Co. and Roberts Builders Supply and raised their family.
Anne Byrn was as comfortable serving as homeroom mother in the classrooms of her five children as she was serving for more than 20 years as the chairman of the Planning Commission for the city of Lebanon and the board of trust of Cumberland University. She served as a Girl Scout leader and chairman of the Girl Scouts of Wilson County. She volunteered with underprivileged children’s groups in
Lebanon and helped found the YMCA, ultimately serving as its board president. Named Lebanon’s Woman of the Year in 1987, she was president of the Year Round Garden Club, member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and president of the Junior Women’s Club. Anne Byrn served as chairman of the board of University Medical Center and McFarland Hospital. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Lebanon, where she taught vacation Bible school, Sunday school and served on various committees.
In 2006, Anne Byrn moved to Nashville, where she enjoyed membership in the Belle Meade Country Club, the Centennial Club, the Lynbrook Garden Club and Cheekwood.
Anne Byrn was passionate about service, yet her joy came from spending summers at Monteagle Sunday School Assembly with her family and lifelong friends. Seven generations of her family spent summers at MSSA, where Anne Byrn was a long-term member of the board of trustees, past vice president of the board and was president of the Women’s Club. Her porch was always open for rousing conversation, and she was perpetually prepared for an impromptu cocktail party.
Her laugh was contagious, an important trait in a family full of legendary senses of humor. She was a brilliant player of bridge, a game which best showcased her competitive spirit. Anne Byrn loved to travel the world, whether solo or with friends or family. She was fiercely independent, yet was most content surrounded by the ones she loved.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Houston Roberts; her parents,
Annie Byrn and Bradford Earl Roberts; and her brother, Bradford Earl Roberts Jr.
She is survived by her children, Lucy Roberts, Anne (George) Worthen, Jack (Tami) Roberts, Rich (Memree) Roberts, Mary Carolyn (Matt Davis) Roberts; her grandchildren, Anne Byrn (Mark) Floyd, Jennie Bradford (John) Curlee, Katherine (Leif) Torkelsen, Jack Worthen, Mary Augusta Roberts, Margaret Roberts, Marshall (Katie) Roberts, Jackson Roberts; her great-grandchildren, Mavis Blue Sartin, Carter Floyd, Miles Curlee, Annie Torkelsen, Finn Torkelsen, Jackson (Meg) Floyd, Elizabeth Floyd, Alex Floyd; her brother, Jim Rich (Carty) Roberts; and her sister-in-law, Linda Roberts.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly Roberts Family Fund at P.O. Box 307 Monteagle, TN 37356, the Anne Byrn Roberts Endowed Building and Grounds Fund at Cumberland University 1 Cumberland Square Lebanon, TN 37087, Oaklands Mansion at 900 N. Maney Ave. Murfreesboro, TN 37130 or Alive Hospice at 1718 Patterson St. Nashville, TN 37203.
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