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Rickey Lamar Roberts

Obituary Date: Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Rickey Lamar Roberts, age 58 of Mt Airy, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness.

Born in Hall County, on November 25, 1951, he was the son of the late Earnest Roberts and Catherine Ransom Craft. Mr. Roberts was a U.S. Navy veteran and was of the Baptist faith. He also enjoyed arts and crafts, especially painting.

Surviving are wife, Phyllis Roberts of Mt. Airy; son, Joseph Roberts of Mt. Airy; son and daughter-in-law, Timothy and Maria Roberts of Gainesville; brothers, Wayne Roberts of Commerce and Tony Craft of Cleveland; sisters, Wakinea Chambers of Murrayville, Joette Powell of Homer and Jackie Craft of Mt. Airy; grandchildren, Brionna, Aiden, Meredith, Christopher, and Benjamin Roberts.

Funeral services are 2:00 pm Saturday, January 02, 2010, from the McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Chapel with Rev. Hoyt Skelton officiating. Interment will follow in Yonah Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2-4 & 6-8 pm on Friday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Rickey Roberts Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 725, Cornelia, GA 30531.

An online guest register is available at www.mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com.

McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia (706.778.8668) is in charge of arrangements.
Funeral Date
01/07/2010 at 12:00AM
Funeral Home
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home