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- [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 6 Dec 2001.
Etta M. Proffitt obituary
- [S112] Census, 1930.
Name: Willie Roberts
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: District 05, Cocke, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Estimated Birth Year: 1926
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Enumeration District Number: 0011
Family Number: 129
Sheet Number and Letter: 7A
Line Number: 14
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2238
Film Number: 2341972
Digital Folder Number: 4548152
Image Number: 00219
Household Gender Age
Parent Ray Roberts M 24
Parent Jettie Roberts F 24
Willie Roberts M 4
Lynn Roberts M 2
- [S106] The Mountain Press, 21 Sep 2011.
Billy Roberts, age 85 of Cosby, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2011.
Billy was a loving husband and father and was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Roberts; daughter, Billie Sue Roberts; sister, Pauline Williams; and parents, Ray and Jettie Roberts.
Billy joined the CCC when he was 14 years old and helped build trails in Greenbrier and Cades Cove. He remained in the CCC until he was 17 and then joined the U.S. Navy. He fought in the Pacific Theater and served in Korean War. He retired in 1967 and worked in Civil Service as an administrator to train helicopter pilots. His last job was for a company formerly owned by Exxon repairing robotic arms that made PC boards for automobiles. Mr. Roberts spent his latter years caring for his wife and after her death moved back to his mountain home.
Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and John Jenkins, Cosby, TN, Carolyn and Patrick Guice of Kissimmee, FL; grandchildren, Adam Guice of Hilliard, FL and Matthew Guice of Boca Raton, FL; brothers and sisters-in-law, Ralph and Claudine Roberts of Cosby; Lynn and Julia Roberts of Cleveland, Ohio; sister, Cora Faye Sauceman of Cosby; special niece, Angie Mathis of Cosby; and special friend, Ricky Ford of Kodak.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Feed My Sheep Ministries, P.O. Box 1428, Newport, TN 37822 or Laurel Springs Christian Church, 4848 Hooper Highway, Newport, TN, 37821.
The family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. Friday with memorial service to follow at 7 p.m. at Laurel Springs Christian Church. Pastor Ken Arnold officiating.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 35680803).
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name: Ray Roberts
Event: Marriage
Event Date: 21 Dec 1924
Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee
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Spouse: Jettie Valentine
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Film Number: 1572609
Digital Folder Number: 4485971
Image Number: 00463
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