Opal Jean Roberts^{[1, 2]}

1935 - 2001  (65 years)

• Name	Opal Jean Roberts
  Born	12 Jul 1935
  Gender	Female
  Died	5 Feb 2001  [3, 4]
  Buried	7 Feb 2001	Mulberry Gap Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I266632	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	Lafayette "Fate" Roberts,   b. 30 Apr 1912, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Dec 1971, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Tennie R. Flemming,   b. 13 Apr 1912,   d. 23 Dec 1995, Greene County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)
  Married	16 Sep 1933	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Family ID	F103291	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Grover Leo Wyatt,   b. Abt 1933  (Age ~ 92 years)
  Married	2 Feb 1954	Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Family ID	F159437	Group Sheet

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Hazel Sue Roberts,   b. Abt 1958,   d. 21 Jan 2003, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 45 years) + 2. Dottie L.,   b. 10 Feb 1962  (Age 63 years) + 3. Amy Melissa Roberts,   b. 10 Apr 1970,   d. 30 Jul 2015, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F103315	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 2 Feb 1954 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 7 Feb 2001 - Mulberry Gap Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 28 Oct 2009. Stella Mae Morrow obituary [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 30 Jul 2015. Amy Melissa Whitlock obituary [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 5 Feb 2001. Opal Jean Roberts, age 65, of Del Rio, went to be with the Lord, Monday, February 5, 2001. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fate and Tennie Roberts, and brother, Bud Roberts. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Sue and Lanny Church, of Del Rio, Dottie and Curtis Ledford, of Del Rio, and Amy and Lemmy Whitlock, of Newport; brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Crystal Roberts, of Newport; brothers, Don Roberts and Brad Roberts, both of Del Rio; sister, Stella Morrow, of Long Creek; sisters and brothers-in-law, Frances and J.B. Ellison, of Del Rio, and Mary and Clarence Lancaster, of Newport; grandchildren, Bradley and Suzy Roberts, of Del Rio, Michael Church, of Del Rio, Regina and Harold Crum, of Newport, Rebecca and Caitlin Ledford, both of Del Rio, Carolyn, Ashley, Mandy, Jason and Emily Whitlock, all of Newport; great grandchildren, Tyler Roberts and Patrick Ledford, both of Del Rio; special friend, Norma Kelley; and a host of nieces, nephews and close friends. The funeral will be held 2 p.m., Wednesday, at Mulberry Gap Methodist Church, with Rev. David Caughran officiating, with burial in Mulberry Gap Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening, from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m., at Manes Funeral Home. Manes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 237-58-5228. Issued in North Carolina, residing in Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Fate Roberts Event Type Marriage Event Date 16 Sep 1933 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Tennie Flemming Spouse's Gender Female Page 508 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12586-44840-70?cc=1619127 : accessed 4 August 2015), 004485964 > image 343 of 701; county courthouses, Tennessee. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Grover Leo Wyatt Event Type Marriage Event Date 02 Feb 1954 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 21 Birth Year (Estimated) 1933 Spouse's Name Opal Jean Roberts Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1936 Spouse's Father's Name Tate Roberts Page 592 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12703-52220-51?cc=1619127 : accessed 4 August 2015), 004485967 > image 687 of 695; county courthouses, Tennessee.