Leta Evelyn Roberts^[1]

1913 - 2005  (92 years)

• Name	Leta Evelyn Roberts
  Born	8 Sep 1913	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 Dec 2005	Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [2, 3]
  Buried	17 Dec 2005	Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I190255	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Lavator Benjamin Roberts,   b. 26 Apr 1878, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Mar 1962  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Nora V. Holbert,   b. 3 May 1889, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Apr 1961, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 71 years)
  Married	Abt 1904
  Family ID	F72139	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Roy S. Elder,   b. 28 Sep 1920, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jul 1969  (Age 48 years)
  Children	+ 1. Helen Jane Elder
  Family ID	F72144	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Sep 1913 - Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 15 Dec 2005 - Jefferson Memorial Hospital, Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee Buried - 17 Dec 2005 - Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 4 Jun 1996. Stella Ray Roberts Greene obituary [S99] Farrar Funeral Home, (http://www.farrarfuneralhome.com), 4 Jan 2008. Delmar "Dube" Roberts obituary [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 16 Dec 2005. ELDER, LETA EVELYN ROBERTS - 92 of Kodak, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 15, 2005 at St. Mary's Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Jefferson City. On September 8, 1913, Leta was born to the late Benjamin and Nora Holbert Roberts in Sevier County. She was one of 14 children born to this couple. Leta was a long-time member of the Beech Springs Baptist Church and a devoted mother, grandmother and homemaker to her family. Preceding Leta in death are: her husband, Roy S. Elder brothers, Don, Roy, John and Eugene Roberts sisters, Ray Greene, Ruth Snyder and Mabel Bowman son-in-law, Arthur Douglas. Leta is survived by: her daughter, Helen Jane Douglas grandchildren, Jennifer Jones and husband Greg, Suzanne Maples and husband Kevin great-grandchildren, Kathryn and Andrew Jones, Anna Grace, Madison and Sydney Maples brothers, Frank Roberts and wife Dorothy, Delmar Roberts, J.D. Roberts and wife Delores sisters, Naomi Mullins and husband Shields, Margaret Swaggerty and Doris Wilcox. Besides the immediate family, Leta will be missed by many other relatives and a host of friends. A special thanks to the Jefferson County Nursing Home. Service will be 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2005 at Beech Springs Baptist Church with Rev. Kevin Maples and Rev. Kevin Childs officiating. A procession will be leaving Beech Springs Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 17 for a 10:30 a.m. interment at Hillcrest Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-7:00 p.m. Friday, December 16 at Beech Springs Baptist Church. You may share your thoughts and memories of Leta on our website: www.rawlingsfuneralhome.com. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 76010568).