E. T. ROBERTS, OF ENGINEERS, DIES IN ACTION
Sgt. Eugene T. Roberts, 27, member of the Engineers, was killed in action in France on July 29, according to a message from the War Department, received yesterday afternoon by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Roberts, 1618 Wheeler street.
Sgt. Roberts, in the service two years this month, had been overseas since last November 17.
Besides his parents, he is survived by six sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Kribbs and Miss Maxine Roberts, both of Michigan City, Ind., Mrs. Edna Bennett and Miss Edith Roberts, both of Kansas City, Kan., and Mrs. Helen Avery and Mrs. Eva Riley, both of Moberly; and five brothers, Howard Roberts of Michigan City, Ind., Clarence Roberts of Huntsville. Pvt. Thurman Roberts, U. S. Army, stationed in Texas and Tunney and Vernon Roberts, both of the home.
Sgt. Roberts was born and reared in Moberly and attended North Park school. At the time he began service he was employed by a railroad in Indiana, but he entered from Randolph county. He received boot training at Camp White, Ore., and after subsequent training in California, was returned to Camp White, from where he left overseas
E. T. ROBERTS, OF ENGINEERS, DIES IN ACTION
Sgt. Eugene T. Roberts, 27, member of the Engineers, was killed in action in France on July 29, according to a message from the War Department, received yesterday afternoon by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Roberts, 1618 Wheeler street.
Sgt. Roberts, in the service two years this month, had been overseas since last November 17.
Besides his parents, he is survived by six sisters, Mrs. Gertrude Kribbs and Miss Maxine Roberts, both of Michigan City, Ind., Mrs. Edna Bennett and Miss Edith Roberts, both of Kansas City, Kan., and Mrs. Helen Avery and Mrs. Eva Riley, both of Moberly; and five brothers, Howard Roberts of Michigan City, Ind., Clarence Roberts of Huntsville. Pvt. Thurman Roberts, U. S. Army, stationed in Texas and Tunney and Vernon Roberts, both of the home.
Sgt. Roberts was born and reared in Moberly and attended North Park school. At the time he began service he was employed by a railroad in Indiana, but he entered from Randolph county. He received boot training at Camp White, Ore., and after subsequent training in California, was returned to Camp White, from where he left overseas
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Grace Ruth Roberts
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Gertrude Calla Roberts Goorley
1906–1983
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Clarence Edward Roberts
1907–1982
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Edna Lydia Roberts Becker
1910–1991
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Andrew Thurman Roberts
1912–1980
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Howard Stokley Roberts
1914–1970
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Eva Nadine Roberts Riley Bradley
1920–1988
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Helen Virginia Roberts Avery
1923–1991
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Edith L Roberts Shatto
1924–1995
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1926–2014
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Elvin Tunney Roberts
1927–1991
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