Lem R. Roberts, of Whitfield, manager of the dairy at the state mental institution, died Friday morning at Whitfield hospital following a heart attack. His age was 65.
He was a member of Goodwater Baptist church near Magee.
Services will be conducted from Goodwater Baptist church at 2:30 p. m. Friday. Interment will be in the Goodwater cemetery. Rev. Don Land. Rev. Qinton Floyd, Rev. Eugene Reid and Rev. W. H. McIntosh will officiate.
He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Vance Wilson of Selma, Tenn., and Mrs. K. D. Myers of Jackson; four grandchildren and two stepchildren; one brother, Jack Roberts of Magee; two sisters, Mrs. P. B. Grubbs of Magee and Haas Johnson of Proctor, Ark.
Active pallbearers will be nephews of the deceased. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of the hospital at Whitfield and the following; Walter Johnson, Dr. Henry Boswell, Everett Lowery, B. D. Ducksworth, Charlie Grubbs, Rice Ainsworth, R. L. Tullos, Will McIntosh and A. J. Harrington.
Mims Mitchell funeral home is in charge of arrangements. The body will lie in state at the funeral home until the service time.
Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi, 26 Apr 1953, Sun • Page 3
Last Rites Said For Lem Roberts At Goodwater
Funeral services for Lem R. Roberts, age 65, were held Saturday, April 25 at 2:30 p.m. from the Goodwater Baptist church, Rev. Don Land officiating, assist ed by Rev. Quinton Floyd, Rev. Eugene Reid.
He passed away Friday, April 24, at Whitfield where he was living and employed as a dairyman there. He was a native of Simpson county but for the past several had been a resident of Whitfield.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. L. R. Roberts, Whitfield; two daughters, Mrs. Vance Wilson, Selma, Ala.; Mrs. K. D. Myers of Jackson; four grandchildren; two step grandchildren; two step children; one brother, Jack Roberts, Magee; two sisters, Mrs. P. B. Grubbs, Magee; Mrs. Haas Johnson of Proctor, Ark.
Interments made to the Goodwater cemetery with Mims Mitchell Funeral Home, Inc., in charge of all arrangements.
Clipped from The Magee Courier, Magee, Mississippi, 30 Apr 1953, Thu • Page 1
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Lem R. Roberts, of Whitfield, manager of the dairy at the state mental institution, died Friday morning at Whitfield hospital following a heart attack. His age was 65.
He was a member of Goodwater Baptist church near Magee.
Services will be conducted from Goodwater Baptist church at 2:30 p. m. Friday. Interment will be in the Goodwater cemetery. Rev. Don Land. Rev. Qinton Floyd, Rev. Eugene Reid and Rev. W. H. McIntosh will officiate.
He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Vance Wilson of Selma, Tenn., and Mrs. K. D. Myers of Jackson; four grandchildren and two stepchildren; one brother, Jack Roberts of Magee; two sisters, Mrs. P. B. Grubbs of Magee and Haas Johnson of Proctor, Ark.
Active pallbearers will be nephews of the deceased. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of the hospital at Whitfield and the following; Walter Johnson, Dr. Henry Boswell, Everett Lowery, B. D. Ducksworth, Charlie Grubbs, Rice Ainsworth, R. L. Tullos, Will McIntosh and A. J. Harrington.
Mims Mitchell funeral home is in charge of arrangements. The body will lie in state at the funeral home until the service time.
Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi, 26 Apr 1953, Sun • Page 3
Last Rites Said For Lem Roberts At Goodwater
Funeral services for Lem R. Roberts, age 65, were held Saturday, April 25 at 2:30 p.m. from the Goodwater Baptist church, Rev. Don Land officiating, assist ed by Rev. Quinton Floyd, Rev. Eugene Reid.
He passed away Friday, April 24, at Whitfield where he was living and employed as a dairyman there. He was a native of Simpson county but for the past several had been a resident of Whitfield.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. L. R. Roberts, Whitfield; two daughters, Mrs. Vance Wilson, Selma, Ala.; Mrs. K. D. Myers of Jackson; four grandchildren; two step grandchildren; two step children; one brother, Jack Roberts, Magee; two sisters, Mrs. P. B. Grubbs, Magee; Mrs. Haas Johnson of Proctor, Ark.
Interments made to the Goodwater cemetery with Mims Mitchell Funeral Home, Inc., in charge of all arrangements.
Clipped from The Magee Courier, Magee, Mississippi, 30 Apr 1953, Thu • Page 1
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Sarah Jane Roberts King
1865–1895
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Rebecca Roberts Cone
1866–1921
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Pete R. Roberts
1870–1936
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Jack Roberts
1875–1955
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William M "Bill" Roberts
1877–1935
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Maggie "Margaret" Roberts Purser
1879–1899
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Alice R Roberts Johnson
1881–1961
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Archie Roberts
1882–1948
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John Earl "Early" Roberts
1885–1946
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Florence Roberts Grubbs
1886–1962
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