Bernard Roberts
Bernard L. Roberts, 93, of Charleston, died Jan. 26, 2003, at Veterans Hospital, Clarksburg.
He was born June 14, 1909, in Rosedale, W.Va., a son of the late Dr. Luther E. Roberts and Mamie Stump Roberts. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Garland and Jerry Roberts. He was a member of of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church of Stumptown and was retired from the West Virginia Department of Human Services. A Navy veteran, he received a commendation from the U.S. Navy for saving the steamship James Buchanan when ammunition began exploding on the docks at Noumea New Caledonia in the South Pacific during World War II. He loved the hills of West Virginia, hunting, fishing, and ginsenging well into his 80s and was an avid reader.
He was married to Myrtle McCartney Roberts, who survives him; he is also survived by two sons, Patrick of Sutton and Garland of Belleville; four daughters, Susan Bennett of Craigsville, Sharon Wiseman of Washington, Sandra Rentschler of Grantsville and Jill Roberts of Tucson, Ariz; 10 grandchildren, Derek and Kami Bennett, Kristy Langley, Kara and Lynsey Wiseman, Melissa, Waylan, Jesse, Zachary, and Shannon Roberts; and five great-grandchildren, Matthew, Caleb and Seth Bennett, and Chad and Aric Langley.
A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Stumptown, W.Va.
Sunset Memorial Funeral Home, Parkersburg, is in charge of arrangements
Bernard L. Roberts, 93, of Charleston, died Jan. 26, 2003, at Veterans Hospital, Clarksburg.
He was born June 14, 1909, in Rosedale, W.Va., a son of the late Dr. Luther E. Roberts and Mamie Stump Roberts. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Garland and Jerry Roberts. He was a member of of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church of Stumptown and was retired from the West Virginia Department of Human Services. A Navy veteran, he received a commendation from the U.S. Navy for saving the steamship James Buchanan when ammunition began exploding on the docks at Noumea New Caledonia in the South Pacific during World War II. He loved the hills of West Virginia, hunting, fishing, and ginsenging well into his 80s and was an avid reader.
He was married to Myrtle McCartney Roberts, who survives him; he is also survived by two sons, Patrick of Sutton and Garland of Belleville; four daughters, Susan Bennett of Craigsville, Sharon Wiseman of Washington, Sandra Rentschler of Grantsville and Jill Roberts of Tucson, Ariz; 10 grandchildren, Derek and Kami Bennett, Kristy Langley, Kara and Lynsey Wiseman, Melissa, Waylan, Jesse, Zachary, and Shannon Roberts; and five great-grandchildren, Matthew, Caleb and Seth Bennett, and Chad and Aric Langley.
A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Stumptown, W.Va.
Sunset Memorial Funeral Home, Parkersburg, is in charge of arrangements
Bernard Roberts
Bernard L. Roberts, 93, of Charleston, died Jan. 26, 2003, at Veterans Hospital, Clarksburg.
He was born June 14, 1909, in Rosedale, W.Va., a son of the late Dr. Luther E. Roberts and Mamie Stump Roberts. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Garland and Jerry Roberts. He was a member of of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church of Stumptown and was retired from the West Virginia Department of Human Services. A Navy veteran, he received a commendation from the U.S. Navy for saving the steamship James Buchanan when ammunition began exploding on the docks at Noumea New Caledonia in the South Pacific during World War II. He loved the hills of West Virginia, hunting, fishing, and ginsenging well into his 80s and was an avid reader.
He was married to Myrtle McCartney Roberts, who survives him; he is also survived by two sons, Patrick of Sutton and Garland of Belleville; four daughters, Susan Bennett of Craigsville, Sharon Wiseman of Washington, Sandra Rentschler of Grantsville and Jill Roberts of Tucson, Ariz; 10 grandchildren, Derek and Kami Bennett, Kristy Langley, Kara and Lynsey Wiseman, Melissa, Waylan, Jesse, Zachary, and Shannon Roberts; and five great-grandchildren, Matthew, Caleb and Seth Bennett, and Chad and Aric Langley.
A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Stumptown, W.Va.
Sunset Memorial Funeral Home, Parkersburg, is in charge of arrangements
Bernard L. Roberts, 93, of Charleston, died Jan. 26, 2003, at Veterans Hospital, Clarksburg.
He was born June 14, 1909, in Rosedale, W.Va., a son of the late Dr. Luther E. Roberts and Mamie Stump Roberts. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Garland and Jerry Roberts. He was a member of of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church of Stumptown and was retired from the West Virginia Department of Human Services. A Navy veteran, he received a commendation from the U.S. Navy for saving the steamship James Buchanan when ammunition began exploding on the docks at Noumea New Caledonia in the South Pacific during World War II. He loved the hills of West Virginia, hunting, fishing, and ginsenging well into his 80s and was an avid reader.
He was married to Myrtle McCartney Roberts, who survives him; he is also survived by two sons, Patrick of Sutton and Garland of Belleville; four daughters, Susan Bennett of Craigsville, Sharon Wiseman of Washington, Sandra Rentschler of Grantsville and Jill Roberts of Tucson, Ariz; 10 grandchildren, Derek and Kami Bennett, Kristy Langley, Kara and Lynsey Wiseman, Melissa, Waylan, Jesse, Zachary, and Shannon Roberts; and five great-grandchildren, Matthew, Caleb and Seth Bennett, and Chad and Aric Langley.
A memorial service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Stumptown, W.Va.
Sunset Memorial Funeral Home, Parkersburg, is in charge of arrangements
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