Calhoun-Cleburne County AlArchives Obituaries.....Roberts, Richard Gaines (Jr.) May 26, 1915
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The Daily Hot Blast, Anniston, Alabama - May 27, 1915
Obituary
Source: The Daily Hot Blast
Date: May 27, 1915

GAINES ROBERTS PASSES AWAY AT OXFORD

Remains Laid to Rest at Oxford Cemetery This Afternoon.

(By John FitzGerald)

Oxford, May 27. - (Special) -
Gaines Roberts is dead.  Stricken with apoplexy early last Saturday morning 
this well known citizen lingered unconscious until 6:30 o'clock last evening 
when the end came.  As the news of Mr. Roberts' death last night passed from 
home to home, genuine sorrow was felt and expressed by all those who had known 
and loved him, for many years.

A man of many attainments, honest almost to a fault, Richard Gaines Roberts 
lived a life of sober uprightness, making his everyday religion, a criterion 
for others, rejoicing always in being able to pluck a thorn from the paths of 
his friends, and loving mankind.  Ever attentive and mindful of sickness and 
suffering, Mr. Roberts was truly a neighbor to those about him, and when the 
darkness of death came to the home of his friends he was always there, and by 
acts of kindness and love, helped dispel the gloom of sorrow.

An admirable trait of his character was his unwavering devotion to his family, 
coupled with the unpretentious friendship for his acquaintances. He mingled 
with the rich and the poor alike; he greeted the laborer in overalls with the 
same warmth bestowed on the man of wealth, children loved him because he was 
lovable, the meek and lowly loved him for his kindnesses to them, others 
admired him for his sincerity.

Richard Gaines Roberts was born March 30, 1850 near Chulafinee in Cleburne 
county, removing with his family to Oxford in 1862, to Talladega the year 
following, and back to Oxford after the war.  In early manhood he was united 
in marriage to Miss Eliza Wyatt Hornbuckle, who survives, with five children, 
Earle B. Roberts, Mrs. James A. Orr and Miss Roberta Roberts, of Oxford; Capt. 
R. Gowan Roberts, of Talladega, and Mrs. Foster Mellon, of Dadeville.

Under the non de plume of "Waverly Johnson" Mr. Roberts was known as a 
forceful and versatile writer.  As a musician he had a wide reputation, and as 
a Pythian he was without reproach.

Following funeral services at the residence, the remains were laid to rest in 
the Oxford cemetery this afternoon.  Mr. Roberts was an active member of 
Rathbone Lodge No. 68 Knights of Pythias, and this fraternity officiated in 
the services at the grave.  The services were conducted by Rev. L. M. Harris 
and the other ministers of the town.

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