Edward Thomas Roberts

Funeral services for Edward Thomas Roberts, age 83, of Martin will be held on Friday, January 13, 2017 at 11:00 AM from the Oakey Mountain Baptist Church.  Rev. Brion Williams will officiate with interment to follow in the church cemetery. 

Mr. Roberts passed away January 7, 2017 at his residence. 

Born in Trenton, New Jersey on August 31, 1933, Mr. Roberts was the son of the late Edward and Naomi Jenkins Roberts.  He was a member as well as a deacon and the church "handyman" at Oakey Mountain Baptist Church.  Mr. Roberts was a United States Navy Veteran and he was a retired supervisor with Amtico Tile Company.  In addition to his parents, Mr. Roberts is preceded in death by his wife Mary Elizabeth Shook Roberts, and brothers George Roberts and Kenneth Roberts.   

Survivors include daughter Lisa Heenan of Martin, son Stanley Roberts of Toccoa, brothers and sisters in law Eugene and Marilyn Roberts of Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania and Charles and Regina Roberts of Mountain Rest, South Carolina, sister Naomi Frantz of Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania, sister in law Phyllis Roberts of Cornelius, North Carolina, grandchildren Edward, Brian, Daniel, and Melissa and great grandchildren Brinn, Damien, Rylan, and Jace. 

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, January 12, 2017 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. 

Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.hillsidememorialchapel.com . 


Funeral arrangements by Hillside Memorial Chapel, Clarkesville. 706-754-6256