The Webster Review
Minden, La
May 7, 1940
Former Minden
Mayor Succumbs
In Shreveport
Funeral services for Judge Robert Roberts of Shreveport, former Minden mayor, who was found dead at his home Thursday afternoon, were held in Shreveport Saturday with Dr. James M. Owens, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal church, officiating. Burial was in Forest Park cemetery in Shreveport. He was 68.
Judge Roberts had been in ill health for the past two years.
Pallbearers at the burial were William H. Bryce of Memphis, Tennessee; Jasper Goodwill and Thomas Chrichton, Jr., of Minden; S.B. White of Ruston; Henry C. Walker, Jr., Cecil Morgan, Louis Forrester and Melvin Johnson of Shreveport.
Honorary pallbearers were the judges, officers and attorneys of the first district court.
Out of respect to Judge Roberts memory, all district court and city court recessed Saturday.
Survivors
Surviving are his widow; one son, Robert Roberts, Jr., Shreveport attorney, all of Shreveport; one daughter, Mrs. Murphy Foster of Franklin; two brothers, Dr. N.F. Roberts of Alabama and Claud Roberts of Choudrant; four grandchildren, Murphy Foster, Jr., Prescott Foster, Robert Roberts III and Mary Susan Roberts, all of Shreveport.
One of Shreveport's foremost citizens, Judge Roberts had a wide circle of friends throughout the state of Louisiana, where for more than a third of a century he was active in public affairs.
Minden Mayor
Admitted to the bar in 1901, after studying in private offices at Farmerville and Ruston, his first public service was as mayor of Minden, to which city he moved for the practice of his profession. He also represented Webster parish in the house of representatives.
He was private secretary to the late Governor Luther E. Hall (1912-1916) and was appointed secretary of state in which important position he served with distinction. He also served as judge of the court of appeals and as a district judge in Caddo parish, following his removal to Shreveport in 1926.
Judge Roberts was at one time a member of the newspaper fraternity, also, while a resident of Minden, and was elected president of the Louisiana Press Association.
Minden, La
May 7, 1940
Former Minden
Mayor Succumbs
In Shreveport
Funeral services for Judge Robert Roberts of Shreveport, former Minden mayor, who was found dead at his home Thursday afternoon, were held in Shreveport Saturday with Dr. James M. Owens, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal church, officiating. Burial was in Forest Park cemetery in Shreveport. He was 68.
Judge Roberts had been in ill health for the past two years.
Pallbearers at the burial were William H. Bryce of Memphis, Tennessee; Jasper Goodwill and Thomas Chrichton, Jr., of Minden; S.B. White of Ruston; Henry C. Walker, Jr., Cecil Morgan, Louis Forrester and Melvin Johnson of Shreveport.
Honorary pallbearers were the judges, officers and attorneys of the first district court.
Out of respect to Judge Roberts memory, all district court and city court recessed Saturday.
Survivors
Surviving are his widow; one son, Robert Roberts, Jr., Shreveport attorney, all of Shreveport; one daughter, Mrs. Murphy Foster of Franklin; two brothers, Dr. N.F. Roberts of Alabama and Claud Roberts of Choudrant; four grandchildren, Murphy Foster, Jr., Prescott Foster, Robert Roberts III and Mary Susan Roberts, all of Shreveport.
One of Shreveport's foremost citizens, Judge Roberts had a wide circle of friends throughout the state of Louisiana, where for more than a third of a century he was active in public affairs.
Minden Mayor
Admitted to the bar in 1901, after studying in private offices at Farmerville and Ruston, his first public service was as mayor of Minden, to which city he moved for the practice of his profession. He also represented Webster parish in the house of representatives.
He was private secretary to the late Governor Luther E. Hall (1912-1916) and was appointed secretary of state in which important position he served with distinction. He also served as judge of the court of appeals and as a district judge in Caddo parish, following his removal to Shreveport in 1926.
Judge Roberts was at one time a member of the newspaper fraternity, also, while a resident of Minden, and was elected president of the Louisiana Press Association.
The Webster Review
Minden, La
May 7, 1940
Former Minden
Mayor Succumbs
In Shreveport
Funeral services for Judge Robert Roberts of Shreveport, former Minden mayor, who was found dead at his home Thursday afternoon, were held in Shreveport Saturday with Dr. James M. Owens, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal church, officiating. Burial was in Forest Park cemetery in Shreveport. He was 68.
Judge Roberts had been in ill health for the past two years.
Pallbearers at the burial were William H. Bryce of Memphis, Tennessee; Jasper Goodwill and Thomas Chrichton, Jr., of Minden; S.B. White of Ruston; Henry C. Walker, Jr., Cecil Morgan, Louis Forrester and Melvin Johnson of Shreveport.
Honorary pallbearers were the judges, officers and attorneys of the first district court.
Out of respect to Judge Roberts memory, all district court and city court recessed Saturday.
Survivors
Surviving are his widow; one son, Robert Roberts, Jr., Shreveport attorney, all of Shreveport; one daughter, Mrs. Murphy Foster of Franklin; two brothers, Dr. N.F. Roberts of Alabama and Claud Roberts of Choudrant; four grandchildren, Murphy Foster, Jr., Prescott Foster, Robert Roberts III and Mary Susan Roberts, all of Shreveport.
One of Shreveport's foremost citizens, Judge Roberts had a wide circle of friends throughout the state of Louisiana, where for more than a third of a century he was active in public affairs.
Minden Mayor
Admitted to the bar in 1901, after studying in private offices at Farmerville and Ruston, his first public service was as mayor of Minden, to which city he moved for the practice of his profession. He also represented Webster parish in the house of representatives.
He was private secretary to the late Governor Luther E. Hall (1912-1916) and was appointed secretary of state in which important position he served with distinction. He also served as judge of the court of appeals and as a district judge in Caddo parish, following his removal to Shreveport in 1926.
Judge Roberts was at one time a member of the newspaper fraternity, also, while a resident of Minden, and was elected president of the Louisiana Press Association.
Minden, La
May 7, 1940
Former Minden
Mayor Succumbs
In Shreveport
Funeral services for Judge Robert Roberts of Shreveport, former Minden mayor, who was found dead at his home Thursday afternoon, were held in Shreveport Saturday with Dr. James M. Owens, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal church, officiating. Burial was in Forest Park cemetery in Shreveport. He was 68.
Judge Roberts had been in ill health for the past two years.
Pallbearers at the burial were William H. Bryce of Memphis, Tennessee; Jasper Goodwill and Thomas Chrichton, Jr., of Minden; S.B. White of Ruston; Henry C. Walker, Jr., Cecil Morgan, Louis Forrester and Melvin Johnson of Shreveport.
Honorary pallbearers were the judges, officers and attorneys of the first district court.
Out of respect to Judge Roberts memory, all district court and city court recessed Saturday.
Survivors
Surviving are his widow; one son, Robert Roberts, Jr., Shreveport attorney, all of Shreveport; one daughter, Mrs. Murphy Foster of Franklin; two brothers, Dr. N.F. Roberts of Alabama and Claud Roberts of Choudrant; four grandchildren, Murphy Foster, Jr., Prescott Foster, Robert Roberts III and Mary Susan Roberts, all of Shreveport.
One of Shreveport's foremost citizens, Judge Roberts had a wide circle of friends throughout the state of Louisiana, where for more than a third of a century he was active in public affairs.
Minden Mayor
Admitted to the bar in 1901, after studying in private offices at Farmerville and Ruston, his first public service was as mayor of Minden, to which city he moved for the practice of his profession. He also represented Webster parish in the house of representatives.
He was private secretary to the late Governor Luther E. Hall (1912-1916) and was appointed secretary of state in which important position he served with distinction. He also served as judge of the court of appeals and as a district judge in Caddo parish, following his removal to Shreveport in 1926.
Judge Roberts was at one time a member of the newspaper fraternity, also, while a resident of Minden, and was elected president of the Louisiana Press Association.
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