Obituaries: James Dayton Roberts, 1948, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: May 27, 1948 Winn Parish Enterprise

Last Rites For Dayton Roberts, 33, Held Here Today

Funeral services for James Dayton Roberts, 33, of near Winnfield, were held at
11 a.m. today (Thursday) at the Couley Church with the Rev. C. M. Robinson
officiating.  Interment was in Couley Cemetery under direction of Southern
Funeral Home.

Mr. Roberts died at the St. Francis Hospital in Monroe Tuesday afternoon, May
25.  He had undergone an operation Monday night and had been under medical
treatment for a stomach disorder during the past several months.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Estelle Roberts of Winnfield; his father,
George H. Roberts, Laurel Heights; his stepmother, Mrs. G. H. Roberts; two
sons, Jimmie Dee and Michael of Winnfield; two sisters, Mrs. Gladys Gillespie,
Woodworth, La., and Mrs. Albert Slaughter of Camden, Arkansas; and three
brothers, Benny, Thomas, and Alex, all of Winnfield.  He is also survived by
an adopted brother, Alton Hester, Jonesboro.

(Another obituary, only partially legible on microfilm, dated June 3, lists
his widow as Melba Luther Roberts and list four brothers including Alton H.)