Franklin-Stephens County GaArchives Obituaries.....Roberts, Doyle February 19, 2010 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Tiffany Carson tmc3172@1ffc.com June 8, 2010, 8:55 am Franklin County Citizen/The News Leader Doyle Roberts TOCCOA-Doyle Roberts, 91, husband of the late Mary Blanche Moore Roberts, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2010 at his home. Born Sept. 21, 1918 in Martin, he was the son of the late James Clayton and Genie Thomason Roberts. He was retired from Singer Furniture Manufacturing, worked at Brady's Welding Shop in Toccoa and the Henry Buffington Shaving Mill, and was a regular at the Stephens County Farmers market since 1970. He attended Compassion Baptist Church and was a member of Broad River Baptist Church, Red Hill Masonic Lodge, Toccoa Shrine Club and VFW Post 4346. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, having been commissioned Nov. 10, 1944 on the USS Circe AKA-25. Survivors include his son, William C. Roberts of Martin; daughters, Mary Nell Anderson of Toccoa and Emma Lou Hyde of Martin; brother, Fletcher Roberts of Toccoa; sisters, Lucille Roberts Coker and Bertie Mae Roberts, both of Toccoa; grandchildren, Gail Davis of Anderson, S.C., Hugh Bryant of Lavonia, Howard Roberts, Lisa Atkinson and Tonya Adams, all of Martin, Tiffany Carson, Carnesville, and Jim Roberts and Kimberly Roberts Ellis, both of Martin; 12 great- grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son, Buddy Jim Roberts; siblings, Lily Roberts, Luther Roberts, Frank Roberts, Ruth Smith and John Henry Roberts. Funeral services were held Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 from the chapel of Whitlock Mortuary with the Rev. Leon Carson officiating. Burial followed in Franklin Memorial Gardens with military honors. Whitlock Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.whitlockmortuary.net. Franklin County Citizen/The News Leader Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/franklin/obits/r/roberts13057ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb