Coffee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Roberts, John Archie  September 3, 2014
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Atkinson County Citizen - September 11, 2014
 Mr. John Archie Roberts, age 84, of Douglas, GA passed away on Wednesday, 
September 3, 2014, at his home following an extended illness.
 He was born June 17, 1930, the youngest of 2 children to the late John Mitchel 
Roberts and Rachel McKinnon.
 J.A., a native of Atkinson County, lived the majority of his life in Douglas, 
Coffee County, GA, working as a farmer, (awarded outstanding Young Farmer 1965), 
handyman, loving husband, and father. After graduating from the University of 
Georgia with a B.S. in Animal Husbandry, he enlisted in the Navy and was 
stationed in Pensacola, FL. He was a member of The Church of Latter-day Saints 
Douglas 1st ward; while serving in various leadership positions, including 
Branch President of the Douglas Branch, in the bishopric of the ward and as a 
member in the presidency of the Douglas Georgia State, J.A. developed a love for 
serving God’s children and built many friendships throughout south Georgia in 
doing so. He also served as the physical facilities co-ordinator for the Douglas 
Georgia Stake building, an area that ranged from Tifton to Waycross, and from 
Pearson to Vidalia and 6 meeting houses. J.A. led by being an example of hard 
work, faith, integrity, endurance, patience, love for the scriptures, and always 
going about doing good. From March 1999 to March 2000, he and his beloved wife 
served as missionaries in the Oregon Portland Mission, a milestone achievement 
in their late years.
 His family was his greatest treasure, and his wife, Lerah, was the love of his 
life. Together they created a family full of love and friendship, and were the 
models after which many have tried to pattern their own marriage. He loved when 
his grandchildren and great-grandchildren would come and visit, and would always 
light up when he saw them. He was tireless in supporting his family in any 
endeavor and loved watching his grandchildren and great-grandchildren play 
sports, perform in various local concerts and recitial, and interact with each 
other. To them there wasn’t anything that he couldn’t fix, and his door was 
always open to anyone that needed help. He was a constant beacon for his family, 
a person to whom they could always turn and receive guidance and instruction; in 
short, he was a true patriarch for his family.
 J.A. was preceded in death by his father, John Mitchel Roberts, mother, Rachel 
McKinnon Roberts, brother, Edward Mitchel Roberts, and his beloved wife, Lerah 
Colleen Roberts, who passed away earlier this year.
 Survivors include two daughters, Deborah Colleen Snow (John Spencer Snow 
deceased) and Beverly Dianne O’Brien (John Bernard O’Brien) both living in 
Douglas, GA; son, John LeGrand Roberts living in Douglas, GA; J.A. had seven 
grandsons, John LeGrand Roberts, Jr. (Shannon), John Bernard O’Brien III 
(Mallory), and Christopher Mitchell Roberts (Lindsey), all of whom are living in 
Douglas, GA; James Gregory Roberts (Autumn), living in St. Simons, GA, Robert 
Brandon O’Brien (Angela) living in Macon, GA, and John Robert Snow (Laura) and 
Richard Spencer Snow (Lexie), all living in Salt Lake City, UT. He also had five 
great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters, several nieces and nephews and 
other relatives that love him dearly.
 Active pallbearers John LeGrand Roberts, Jr., John Bernard O’Brien III, James 
Gregory Roberts, Robert Brandon O’Brien, Christopher Mitchell Roberts, Bruce 
Buren Brooker.
 Honorary Pallbearers, John Robert Snow, Richard Spencer Snow, Larry Roberts, 
Danny Roberts, Jeffery McGowan, John Roberts Paulk, Bonnie Manning, Jeanie 
Paulk, Mary Pearl Flanagan, Kay Relihan, Woodrow and Duren McKinnon, J.D. 
Bryant, Ovid and Connie O’Neal, David and Sue Cox, Claude and Lou Ray, Magalean 
“Maggie” Pace, Bruce Whit, Raymond and Dottie Hill, Herbert Davis.
 Funeral services were held on Friday, September 5, 2014, at 11 a.m. at The 
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Douglas, GA.
 Interment site is located at Satilla Memorial Gardens.
 Sims Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
 


 


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