Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Roberts, Sallie W., 1929 

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SALLY W. ROBERTS 

FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR SALLY W. ROBERTS 

  Funeral services for Sallie W. Roberts, who died last Thursday were held at 
Windsor Christian Church Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock.  She was 28 yeas old 
and a member of Windsor Christian Church and a graduate of Windsor High School.

  The songs that were sung were "Some Day We’ll Understand," "Abide With Me," 
and "Nearer My God to Thee."  Rev. G.A. Pierce sang "There"ll Be No Night 
There."  "Face to Face" was sung by Mrs. L.H. Edwards and R.G. Eley.

  The funeral was conducted by Rev. G.A. Pierce of Windsor Christian Church, 
assisted by Rev. R.T. Clarke, Rev. J.S. Cobb and Rev. W.H. Harwood, all of 
Windsor, Rev. W.W. Staley and Rev. H.S. Hardcastle, of Suffolk.

  The floral designs were beautiful and numerous.  Active pallbearers were 
Eldon Fulgham, Ralph Woolard, S.T. Holland, Bertram Hingerty, all of Windsor; 
Leroy Haskett, of South Norfolk, and Edward Brooks, of Portsmouth.  Honorary 
pallbearers were friends of the deceased.


Sallie W. ROBERTS, 
b. 10 Sep 1901, Windsor, d. 31 Oct 1929, Windsor, 
interred in Windsor Cemetery*, 2 Nov 1929, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 10, No. 30, Nov. 7, 1929, p. 1, col. 8 

*Additional information: 

Unmarked?  Neither she nor her parents appear on the Windsor Cemetery list, 
   though her paternal grandparents are listed. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #26: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. #29539 (Windsor #28), which gives 
   dt/o Ambrose K. Roberts & Florine Turner, both b. IoW.Co.; 
   the informant was her father. 

Her mother's D.Cert., #4720 (Windsor #6), gives b. 5 Jul 1877, d. 19 Feb 1923, 
   Windsor, dt/o Geo.W. Turner & Judith Stephens, all b. Va.; 
   the informant was her husband. 

Her mother Judith Stephenson, dt/o Gilbert & Jincey (Jones) Stephenson, 
   1m. 1860 James J. Johnson, 2m. 1866 Abraham Duck, & 3m. 1876 
   George W. Turner {all in IoW.Co.). 

Sallie father's D.Cert. (#2075) gives b. 6 Dec 1869, Va., d. 7 Jan 1957, 
   Windsor, sn/o Francis C. Roberts & Charlotte ["Lottie"] Butler; 
   the informant was [his daughter] Miss Julia Roberts, of Windsor. 

Francis & three of his six brothers are buried in Windsor Cemetery. 

Francis' obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," May 17, 1903, Sect. 2, p. 6) 
   is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/r163f3ob.txt 

An article on the seven Roberts brothers - all of whom survived their 
   Confederate service - and a group photo, are in the following source: 

King, Helen Haverty, et al. 
"Historical Notes on Isle of Wight County, Virginia" 
(Isle of Wight: Board of Supervisors, 1993) 
pp. 184-86 


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