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Roberta Ridley “Bob” <I>Venable</I> Roper

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Roberta Ridley “Bob” Venable Roper

Birth
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Death
26 Dec 1967 (aged 84)
Burial
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.7479833, Longitude: -84.3733056
Plot
Lot: 373, 374, & 405, Austell Mauselum, west wall
Memorial ID
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"Bob" Roberta Ridley Venable was born on 28 Feb 1883 at probably, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA. She married Alfred Austell Thornton, son of Albert Edward Thornton and Leila Cameron Austell, on 5 Apr 1906 at the Venable Summer Home, "Mont Rest", Stone Mountain, DeKalb Co., GA. She lived circa 1910 at Peachtree Circle, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA. She married Capt. Walter Gordon Roper, son of Major Joel Cole Roper C.S.A. and Mary Linda Gordon, on 14 Feb 1915 at Jacksonville, FL. She died on 26 Dec 1967 at Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, at age 84. She was buried circa 31 Dec 1967 at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; is buried in the Austell Mausoleum with her first husband.
She was named after Dr. Robert Ridley.
"Bob" is the daughter of William Hoyt Venable and Sarah A. Miller and the mother of Austell Thornton, Jr. (1907-1983) William Albert Thornton (1911-c.1989), Walter Gordon Roper, Jr. (1917-1994)and Thomas Miller Roper (1921-c.1998).
"Bob" Roberta Ridley Venable was born on 28 Feb 1883 at probably, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA. She married Alfred Austell Thornton, son of Albert Edward Thornton and Leila Cameron Austell, on 5 Apr 1906 at the Venable Summer Home, "Mont Rest", Stone Mountain, DeKalb Co., GA. She lived circa 1910 at Peachtree Circle, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA. She married Capt. Walter Gordon Roper, son of Major Joel Cole Roper C.S.A. and Mary Linda Gordon, on 14 Feb 1915 at Jacksonville, FL. She died on 26 Dec 1967 at Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, at age 84. She was buried circa 31 Dec 1967 at Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA; is buried in the Austell Mausoleum with her first husband.
She was named after Dr. Robert Ridley.
"Bob" is the daughter of William Hoyt Venable and Sarah A. Miller and the mother of Austell Thornton, Jr. (1907-1983) William Albert Thornton (1911-c.1989), Walter Gordon Roper, Jr. (1917-1994)and Thomas Miller Roper (1921-c.1998).

Inscription

Bob Venable Roper Thornton

Gravesite Details

Wife of Arthur Austell Thornton and 2nd. Capt. Walter G. Roper, Sr.



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