Leona Joyce Roberts^[1]

1922 - 2012  (90 years)

• Name	Leona Joyce Roberts
  Born	12 Jul 1922	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Friendsville, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	18 Sep 2012	NHC of Johnson City   [3]
  Buried	Beaver Ridge Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I90946	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William L. Roberts,   b. 26 Jul 1869, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Mar 1965  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Martha J.,   b. 13 Jul 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Feb 1969  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F33201	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Jul 1922 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - Friendsville, Blount County, Tennessee Buried - - Beaver Ridge Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 11 Dec 1998. Wilma Roberts Mynatt obituary [S112] Census, 1930. name: Leona Joice Roberts event: Census event date: 1930 event place: Friendsville, Blount, Tennessee gender: Female age: 7 marital status: Single race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1923 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Relative father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0004 family number: 36 sheet number and letter: 2B line number: 53 nara publication: T626, roll 2234 film number: 2341968 digital folder number: 4548148 image number: 00203 Household Gender Age Birthplace head William L Roberts M 60 Tennessee wife Martha J Roberts F 43 Tennessee son Earl C Roberts M 23 Tennessee son Bruce F Roberts M 20 Tennessee relative Roy O Roberts M 17 Tennessee relative Willma J Roberts F 15 Tennessee relative Leona Joice Roberts F 7 Tennessee [S115] Mynatt Funeral Home, (http://ynattfh.net), 18 Sep 2012. July 12, 1922 - September 18, 2012 Miss Leona Joyce Roberts was known as many things to many people. She was a loved one, a friend, and someone special. To family and friends who knew her best, Leona will be remembered as a very exceptional person. She was the daughter of Rev. W. L. And Martha Roberts. Leona was raised with five siblings. She had one sister, Wilma, and four brothers, Guy, Bruce, Earl, and Roy. Leona excelled at academics and enjoyed her college years. She graduated from Emory and Henry College and went on to earn a Masters Degree from Scarritt College. Leona’s faith was important to her. She was a member of Washington Pike United Methodist Church. Leona enjoyed what she did for a living. Showing a strong work ethic, Leona worked diligently and did her best to help her fellow parishioners in her career as a Visitation Minister. She served as diaconal minister of Educational and Children’s Ministry for the Holston Conference, including Washington Pike UMC, Central UMC and Trinity UMC. Leona passed away on September 18, 2012 at NHC of Johnson City. She is survived by nieces, Carolyn Walker and husband Duard, Pat Aldridge Hinkle and husband Clark, Godsons, Wesley and Chad Chamberlain many nieces and nephews. Services were held at Mynatt Funeral Home, Fountain City Chapel with Rev. Jim Bales officiating. Leona was laid to rest in Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church Cemetery. Simply stated, Leona was a good and kind person, an individual who will for all time be remembered by her family and friends as being a caring and giving person, someone who was a vital part of their lives. Leona leaves behind her a legacy of life-long friendships and many cherished memories. Everyone whose life she touched will always remember Miss Leona Joyce Roberts.