Butte County CA Archives Obituaries.....Roberts, James E. January 16, 1929 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jennie Wright wmaj58@gmail.com October 9, 2010, 8:28 pm Chico Record, January 17, 1929 James E. Roberts Dies at Age of 81 James E. Roberts, 81 native of Missouri, died early yesterday morning at the Enloe Hospital. He had been a Chico resident since 1916 and was employed at the Diamond Match Company from 1917 to last spring. Mr. Roberts was married in Morgan county, Illinois, in 1868 to Miss Sarah Ann Angelo, who died in 1922. Most of his life was spent on a farm living in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, and Idaho. He came to California from the latter state. Survivors are one son, Arthur Roberts of Chico; three brothers, A. H. Roberts of Pasadena, George and Robert Roberts of Oklahoma and one sister, Eliza of Arkansas. Five grandchildren, including Elda Beth Roberts of Chico also survive and he was the father-in-law of Mrs. Betty Roberts Ware former proprietor of Roberts' Shoe Store. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon from the Bicknell & Moore Funeral Home. The Rev. W. L. Mellinger will officiate and burial will be in the Chico cemetery. Additional Comments: James Roberts was great-grandfather. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/butte/obits/r/roberts4174gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb