Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Roberts, William "Porter" February 7, 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Julia Williams Kodak jkodak@charter.net March 10, 2006, 11:31 am Elizabetthon Star 030906 William "Porter" Roberts William "Porter" Roberts, 74, 123 Smalling Road, Watauga, died at his residence Wednesday, March 8, 2006. Mr. Roberts was a native of Carter County and a son of the late James and Mattie Hockett Porter. Mr. Roberts was a retired employee of Tri-State Container and a member of the Elizabethton Church of Christ. He loved farming and fox hunting. Survivors include his wife, Louise Wells Roberts, and two sons and daughters-in-law, Steve and Diane Roberts and Mike and Jan Roberts, all of Watauga. Four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral services for Mr. Roberts will be conducted at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Mr. Roby Ellis, minister, officiating. Music will be provided by The Congregation. Graveside services and interment will be at 2 p.m. Friday, March 10, in the Glenwood Cemetery, Bristol. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 1 p.m. Friday to go to the cemetery. To those who prefer, memorials may be made in memory of Mr. Roberts to the Building Fund of the Elizabethton Church of Christ. Online condolences to the Roberts family may be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net. Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/carter/obits/r/roberts148gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/tnfiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb