Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....ROBERTS, ODA WAYNE July 4, 2017
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News Star World - July 05, 2017
ODA WAYNE ROBERTS

Funeral services for Rev. Oda Wayne "Tuck" Roberts, age 78, are scheduled 
for 2 PM Thursday, July 6, 2017 at New Chapel Hill Baptist Church, West 
Monroe, LA, with Bro. Tim Post, Bro. Cal Adams, Dr. Alan Miller, Dr. Mickey 
Hawkins, and Bro. Werner Aswell officiating. Interment will follow in Hasley 
Cemetery under the direction of Golden Funeral Home of Bastrop, LA.

Rev. Oda Wayne "Tuck" Roberts of West Monroe, LA, was born on May 22, 1939 
in Okaloosa, LA. He passed away on July 4, 2017 in Monroe, LA. He was 
married for almost 56 years to his "Little Darling", Barbara Bates Roberts. 
"Brother Tuck" pastored Louisiana Baptist churches from 1958 until 1979. He 
then served in the ministry of evangelism from 1979 until the time of his 
death. September 1, 2017 would have made sixty years of faithful service in 
the ministry by Bro. Roberts.

Bro. Roberts is survived by his wife, Barbara Bates Roberts; sisters, 
Dorothy Roberts Head(Oscar) of West Monroe, LA, Betty Roberts Jeffress 
(Raymond) of Jonesboro, LA, Sandra Kay Roberts Williams(Jerry) of Pineville, 
LA; brother, Marshall Lee Roberts(LuWana) of Rexburg, Idaho. Other survivors 
include his "like" daughters, Mona Farley (Craig), Cindy Jeansonne(Lyle); 
and his "like" sons, Bro. Tim Post(Carmen), Bro. Cal Adams(Krystal); his 
"like" grandchildren, Kaelyn, Phillip and Emily Adams.

Bro. Roberts is preceded in death by his parents, Oda Lee and Tressie Hobbs 
Roberts; brothers, Bobby Gene Roberts and Rev. Don L. Roberts; sisters, Ruby 
Roberts McCall, Carolyn Joyce Roberts Curry.

Serving as pallbearers will be Dr. Troy Bostick, Sheriff Mike Stone of 
Lincoln Parish, LA, George Stone, Wayne Hart, T.L. Rhymes, Drew Pesnell, Jim 
Pesnell and Chief Jeff Terrell of West Monroe Police Department.

Honorary pallbearers will be all ministers, law enforcement officers 
present, Howard Coy, Doyle Cox, Calton Yeager, Loy Carson, Richard 
Patterson, Larry Milby, Ron Lawrence and Doug Stokes.

"Brother Tuck" was special to many people in his revival ministry through 
the years. Barbara would like to thank everyone for the many expressions of 
love and prayer support.

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