Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Roberts, James C., 1962 

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James C. Roberts Succumbs at 89 

  WINDSOR - James Cornelius Roberts, 89, died Tuesday at 4:45 p.m. in Obici 
Memorial hospital, Suffolk.  The body was taken to the Baker Funeral home. 
Funeral services will be announced later. 

  He was a son of Nathaniel C. and Mrs. Adminta Oliver Roberts of Isle of 
Wight County. 

  Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lucy Bailey Roberts of Windsor; two daughters, 
Mrs. Addye Roberts Woolard of Richmond and Miss Deborah Roberts of Rustburg; 
three sons, J.C. Roberts Jr. of Franklin, Charles W. Roberts of Phoenix, 
Ariz., and Harry N. Roberts of Roanoke; a half sister, Mrs. Dempsey Johnson of 
Myrtle; three half brothers, W.R. Turner of Carrollton, and R.T. Turner and 
W.H. Turner of Windsor; and three grandchildren. 

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James C. Roberts Of Windsor, Died March 6 

  James Cornelius Roberts, 89, of Windsor, died Tuesday, March 6, 1962, at 
4:45 P.M. in the Obici Memorial Hospital, Suffolk. 

  He was a son of Nathaniel C. and Mrs. Adminta Oliver Roberts of Isle of 
Wight County. 

  Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lucy Bailey Roberts of Windsor; two daughters, 
Mrs. Addye Roberts Woolard of Richmond and Miss Deborah Roberts of Rustburg; 
three sons, J.C. Roberts Jr. of Franklin, Charles W. Roberts of Phoenix, 
Arizona, and Harry N. Roberts of Roanoke; a half sister, Mrs. Dempsey Johnson 
of Myrtle; three half brothers, W.R. Turner of Carrollton and R.T. Turner and 
W.H. Turner of Windsor; and three grandchildren. 

  He was a member of Windsor Christian Church. 

  The body was taken to R.W. Baker Funeral Home in Suffolk. 


James Cornelius ROBERTS, retired farmer & carpenter, 
b. 10 Apr 1872, Isle of Wight Co., d. 6 Mar 1962, Suffolk, 
interred in Windsor Cemetery*, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 40, No. 56, Wed., Mar. 7, 1962, p. 7; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 43, No. 11, Thurs., Mar. 15, 1962, p. 7 

*Additional information: 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #26: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Hixburg23958 - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #185855396. 

D.Cert. 31826 (Windsor #20) 

His widow's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Feb. 23, 1969, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/r163l7ob.txt 

His father (1843 - 1873) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a 
   private in Co. D, 16th VA Infantry, until he was discharged for physical 
   disability.  He was one of seven brothers who all fought for the 
   Confederacy.  Their photograph appears in King's "Historical Notes on Isle 
   of Wight County, Virginia," p. 185. 

His widowed mother 2m. James Madison TURNER. 


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