James D. "J. D." Roberts^{[1, 2]}

1928 - 2009  (80 years)

• Name	James D. "J. D." Roberts
  Born	4 Apr 1928
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Mar 2009  [3]
  Buried	19 Mar 2009	Henry's Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I190260	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  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 1	Wanda,   d. Bef 16 Mar 2009
  Children	1. Dee Ann Roberts   2. Jerry Roberts   3. Ernie Roberts   4. Joe Roberts
  Family ID	F95974	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Deloris Coker
  Family ID	F78078	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 19 Mar 2009 - Henry's Crossroads Cemetery, Sevier 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 [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 10 Dec 2004. John K. Roberts obituary [S123] Bridges Funeral Home, (http://www.bridgesfuneralhome.com), 16 Mar 2009. Born: April 04, 1928 Died: March 16, 2009 Services: 8:00 PM Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Bridges Funeral Home Visitation: 6:00-8:00 PM Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Bridges Funeral Home Roberts, James D. – age 80 of Knoxville passed away Monday, March 16, 2009. He attended Edenezer Baptist Church, Thorngrove Odd Fellows Lodge, and retired from Renfro Construction Company. Preceded in death by parents, Bates and Nora Roberts; wife, Wanda Roberts; sisters, Ruth Snyder, Ray Greene, Leta Elder, Mable Bowman, and Doris Wilcox; brothers, Don, Roy, Delmer, and John Roberts. Survived by wife, Dolores Coker Roberts; daughter, Dee Ann Roberts; sons, Jerry, Ernie and Joe Roberts; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; sisters, Margaret Swaggerty and Naomi Mullins; brother, Frank Roberts; several nieces, nephews, and other extended family; and many special friends. Funeral services will be 8:00 PM Wednesday, March 18, 2009, in the chapel at Bridges Funeral Home with Rev. Matthew Cook officiating. Family and friends will meet 12:45 PM Thursday at Henrys Crossroads Cemetery for a 1:00 PM interment. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 PM Wednesday at Bridges Funeral Home, 5430 Rutledge Pike, 865-523-4999. Location: Bridges Funeral Home