WARREN — Willie Thomas Roberts Sr., 94, of 707 Fourth St. SW, Warren, departed this life Thursday, March 12, 2020, at 12:12 a.m. at Community Skilled Nursing Centre, following complications from an extended illness.
He was born Aug. 28, 1925, in Carrollton, Ga., the son of Willie Edwards and Cleo Hayes Roberts, residing in the area for 65 years.
Mr. Roberts was employed with Clyde Cole Cadillac for 40 years as a mechanic before retiring in 1991. He also was owner / operator of Willie’s Auto Body for 30 years.
He was a member of the Second Baptist Church, where he was a trustee. He was a bus driver and a member of the Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed bowling, baseball and gardening.
He married Cordelia North Roberts on April 22, 1944; she died Nov. 11, 2016.
He leaves to mourn two sons, Stanley Lewis (Lavon) Roberts of Cincinnati and Terry Allen (Angela) Roberts of Omaha, Neb.; two daughters, Ms. Brenda Roberts and Ms. Daphne Roberts, both of Warren; two brothers, Orville (Emma) Roberts of Mississippi and Johnnie (Karen) Roberts of Seattle; seven grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granchild; and a host of relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Willie Thomas Roberts Jr.; three brothers, Clifford Elmer Roberts, Lester Roberts and Samuel Roberts; two sisters, Mrs. Clastile Knight and Mrs. Mary Nell Jones; and one granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, March 20, 2020, at the Second Baptist Church, where calling hours will be 10 to 11 a.m. Burial will take place in Oakwood Cemetery.
Family will receive friends at 148 Hall St. N.W., the home of his daughter, Daphne Roberts.
Arrangements of comfort were handled by the Sterling-McCullough Williams Funeral Home.
He was born Aug. 28, 1925, in Carrollton, Ga., the son of Willie Edwards and Cleo Hayes Roberts, residing in the area for 65 years.
Mr. Roberts was employed with Clyde Cole Cadillac for 40 years as a mechanic before retiring in 1991. He also was owner / operator of Willie’s Auto Body for 30 years.
He was a member of the Second Baptist Church, where he was a trustee. He was a bus driver and a member of the Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed bowling, baseball and gardening.
He married Cordelia North Roberts on April 22, 1944; she died Nov. 11, 2016.
He leaves to mourn two sons, Stanley Lewis (Lavon) Roberts of Cincinnati and Terry Allen (Angela) Roberts of Omaha, Neb.; two daughters, Ms. Brenda Roberts and Ms. Daphne Roberts, both of Warren; two brothers, Orville (Emma) Roberts of Mississippi and Johnnie (Karen) Roberts of Seattle; seven grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granchild; and a host of relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Willie Thomas Roberts Jr.; three brothers, Clifford Elmer Roberts, Lester Roberts and Samuel Roberts; two sisters, Mrs. Clastile Knight and Mrs. Mary Nell Jones; and one granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, March 20, 2020, at the Second Baptist Church, where calling hours will be 10 to 11 a.m. Burial will take place in Oakwood Cemetery.
Family will receive friends at 148 Hall St. N.W., the home of his daughter, Daphne Roberts.
Arrangements of comfort were handled by the Sterling-McCullough Williams Funeral Home.
WARREN — Willie Thomas Roberts Sr., 94, of 707 Fourth St. SW, Warren, departed this life Thursday, March 12, 2020, at 12:12 a.m. at Community Skilled Nursing Centre, following complications from an extended illness.
He was born Aug. 28, 1925, in Carrollton, Ga., the son of Willie Edwards and Cleo Hayes Roberts, residing in the area for 65 years.
Mr. Roberts was employed with Clyde Cole Cadillac for 40 years as a mechanic before retiring in 1991. He also was owner / operator of Willie’s Auto Body for 30 years.
He was a member of the Second Baptist Church, where he was a trustee. He was a bus driver and a member of the Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed bowling, baseball and gardening.
He married Cordelia North Roberts on April 22, 1944; she died Nov. 11, 2016.
He leaves to mourn two sons, Stanley Lewis (Lavon) Roberts of Cincinnati and Terry Allen (Angela) Roberts of Omaha, Neb.; two daughters, Ms. Brenda Roberts and Ms. Daphne Roberts, both of Warren; two brothers, Orville (Emma) Roberts of Mississippi and Johnnie (Karen) Roberts of Seattle; seven grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granchild; and a host of relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Willie Thomas Roberts Jr.; three brothers, Clifford Elmer Roberts, Lester Roberts and Samuel Roberts; two sisters, Mrs. Clastile Knight and Mrs. Mary Nell Jones; and one granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, March 20, 2020, at the Second Baptist Church, where calling hours will be 10 to 11 a.m. Burial will take place in Oakwood Cemetery.
Family will receive friends at 148 Hall St. N.W., the home of his daughter, Daphne Roberts.
Arrangements of comfort were handled by the Sterling-McCullough Williams Funeral Home.
He was born Aug. 28, 1925, in Carrollton, Ga., the son of Willie Edwards and Cleo Hayes Roberts, residing in the area for 65 years.
Mr. Roberts was employed with Clyde Cole Cadillac for 40 years as a mechanic before retiring in 1991. He also was owner / operator of Willie’s Auto Body for 30 years.
He was a member of the Second Baptist Church, where he was a trustee. He was a bus driver and a member of the Masonic Lodge. He enjoyed bowling, baseball and gardening.
He married Cordelia North Roberts on April 22, 1944; she died Nov. 11, 2016.
He leaves to mourn two sons, Stanley Lewis (Lavon) Roberts of Cincinnati and Terry Allen (Angela) Roberts of Omaha, Neb.; two daughters, Ms. Brenda Roberts and Ms. Daphne Roberts, both of Warren; two brothers, Orville (Emma) Roberts of Mississippi and Johnnie (Karen) Roberts of Seattle; seven grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granchild; and a host of relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Willie Thomas Roberts Jr.; three brothers, Clifford Elmer Roberts, Lester Roberts and Samuel Roberts; two sisters, Mrs. Clastile Knight and Mrs. Mary Nell Jones; and one granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, March 20, 2020, at the Second Baptist Church, where calling hours will be 10 to 11 a.m. Burial will take place in Oakwood Cemetery.
Family will receive friends at 148 Hall St. N.W., the home of his daughter, Daphne Roberts.
Arrangements of comfort were handled by the Sterling-McCullough Williams Funeral Home.
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