George Thomas Roberts, 88, of Hanson, KY passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at his home.
He was born on January 8, 1931 in Hanson to the late Mary Jane and Nathan Roberts. Thomas was a United States Army Veteran and was formerly a coal miner with Peabody Coal Company. He was of the Baptist faith. He loved farming and bailing hay.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sons, Ricky Roberts and Danny Joe Roberts; his daughter, Kathy Hogart; and his sisters, Alma Bowles, Geneva Cunningham and Annie Mae Phelps.
Survivors include his wife of fifty-years, Vaneta Tippett Roberts; son, Matthew (Karen) Roberts of Hanson; daughter, Debbie (Sean) Lucas of Murray, KY; grandchildren, Kailey Jo Roberts, Chelsea Hogart, Russ Hogart, Elizabeth Wilson, Daniel Nisbet and Nathan Roberts; several great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and his dog and companion, Bobby.
The funeral service will be held at Noon on Monday, December 9, 2019 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Bro. Bill Crabtree officiating. Burial to follow at Olive Branch Cemetery in Hanson with military honors conducted by the Hopkins County Honor Guard.
The visitation will be from Noon until 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour Monday at the funeral home.
The pallbearers are Carroll Coffman, Woody Coffman, Kalem Tippett, Kevin Bruce, Leo Arona and Anthony Cruce.
He was born on January 8, 1931 in Hanson to the late Mary Jane and Nathan Roberts. Thomas was a United States Army Veteran and was formerly a coal miner with Peabody Coal Company. He was of the Baptist faith. He loved farming and bailing hay.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sons, Ricky Roberts and Danny Joe Roberts; his daughter, Kathy Hogart; and his sisters, Alma Bowles, Geneva Cunningham and Annie Mae Phelps.
Survivors include his wife of fifty-years, Vaneta Tippett Roberts; son, Matthew (Karen) Roberts of Hanson; daughter, Debbie (Sean) Lucas of Murray, KY; grandchildren, Kailey Jo Roberts, Chelsea Hogart, Russ Hogart, Elizabeth Wilson, Daniel Nisbet and Nathan Roberts; several great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and his dog and companion, Bobby.
The funeral service will be held at Noon on Monday, December 9, 2019 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Bro. Bill Crabtree officiating. Burial to follow at Olive Branch Cemetery in Hanson with military honors conducted by the Hopkins County Honor Guard.
The visitation will be from Noon until 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour Monday at the funeral home.
The pallbearers are Carroll Coffman, Woody Coffman, Kalem Tippett, Kevin Bruce, Leo Arona and Anthony Cruce.
George Thomas Roberts, 88, of Hanson, KY passed away on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at his home.
He was born on January 8, 1931 in Hanson to the late Mary Jane and Nathan Roberts. Thomas was a United States Army Veteran and was formerly a coal miner with Peabody Coal Company. He was of the Baptist faith. He loved farming and bailing hay.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sons, Ricky Roberts and Danny Joe Roberts; his daughter, Kathy Hogart; and his sisters, Alma Bowles, Geneva Cunningham and Annie Mae Phelps.
Survivors include his wife of fifty-years, Vaneta Tippett Roberts; son, Matthew (Karen) Roberts of Hanson; daughter, Debbie (Sean) Lucas of Murray, KY; grandchildren, Kailey Jo Roberts, Chelsea Hogart, Russ Hogart, Elizabeth Wilson, Daniel Nisbet and Nathan Roberts; several great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and his dog and companion, Bobby.
The funeral service will be held at Noon on Monday, December 9, 2019 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Bro. Bill Crabtree officiating. Burial to follow at Olive Branch Cemetery in Hanson with military honors conducted by the Hopkins County Honor Guard.
The visitation will be from Noon until 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour Monday at the funeral home.
The pallbearers are Carroll Coffman, Woody Coffman, Kalem Tippett, Kevin Bruce, Leo Arona and Anthony Cruce.
He was born on January 8, 1931 in Hanson to the late Mary Jane and Nathan Roberts. Thomas was a United States Army Veteran and was formerly a coal miner with Peabody Coal Company. He was of the Baptist faith. He loved farming and bailing hay.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sons, Ricky Roberts and Danny Joe Roberts; his daughter, Kathy Hogart; and his sisters, Alma Bowles, Geneva Cunningham and Annie Mae Phelps.
Survivors include his wife of fifty-years, Vaneta Tippett Roberts; son, Matthew (Karen) Roberts of Hanson; daughter, Debbie (Sean) Lucas of Murray, KY; grandchildren, Kailey Jo Roberts, Chelsea Hogart, Russ Hogart, Elizabeth Wilson, Daniel Nisbet and Nathan Roberts; several great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and his dog and companion, Bobby.
The funeral service will be held at Noon on Monday, December 9, 2019 in the chapel of Harris Funeral Home in Madisonville with Bro. Bill Crabtree officiating. Burial to follow at Olive Branch Cemetery in Hanson with military honors conducted by the Hopkins County Honor Guard.
The visitation will be from Noon until 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and from 10 a.m. until the funeral hour Monday at the funeral home.
The pallbearers are Carroll Coffman, Woody Coffman, Kalem Tippett, Kevin Bruce, Leo Arona and Anthony Cruce.
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