Obituaries:  Duke Roberts, Sabine Parish       R-163
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Dec 13, 2000
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Duke Roberts

  Duke Roberts, 95, a loving husband, father, grandfather, and
great grandfather, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in Fort Walton
Beach, Fla. He was born Nov. 9, 1905, in Llano, Texas, to Myrtle
and Arthur Roberts, the eldest of six children.

  Graveside services were held at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 8, at Fort
Walton Beach, Fla., at Beal Memorial Cemetery.

  Survivors include his son, and daughter-in-law J. Duard and
Essie Anderson Roberts; three grandchildren, Rhonda Clark, Buddy
Roberts, and Lori Moore; four great grandchildren, Karrie Delise,
Jason Roberts, Jeff Roberts, and Katie Moore.

  Mr. Roberts was preceded in death by his wife, Irene T. Roberts;
four brothers, Arthur, Ernest, Garland, and H. T. "Sonny"
Roberts; and one sister, Virginia Joyner.

  Mr. Roberts was a retired Major in the Louisiana East Baton
Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. In addition to his duties as a
civil deputy, he also served as a liason officer for the Sheriff,
and the Baton Rouge Flotilla. In 1923, at the age of 18, he
served as a member of Company H, 144th Infantry of the National
Guard at Austin, Texas. Prior to moving to Baton Rouge in 1941,
he and his family lived in Shreveport, and Centralia, Wash.
During the 1940's he owned and operated Duke's Cake Shop, Duke's
Doughnut Shop, and Baton Rouge Cooks and Bakers School, all
located in Baton Rouge.

  After retirement from the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's office in
1972, he moved to Toledo Bend Lake near Many, where he remained
for 25 years. He was an avid Louisiana sportsman and fisherman,
supporting many organizations and groups that enhance these
activities, including Ducks Unlimited, and many others. He was a
32nd degree Shriner, maintaining a membership with the Capitol
Masonic Lodge No. 399 in Baton Rouge for over 50 years. He moved
to Destin, Fla., with Irene T. Roberts, his wife of 70 years, in
1997, to be with his son, J. Duard Roberts and his family.

  In Lieu of flowers, please send donations to St. Jude's
Children's Hospital.

  Little Chapel Funeral Home, Fort Walton Beach, Fla.