Georgetown:
John Harold Roberts, Sr., 73, died Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital.
Mr. Roberts was born in Georgetown on October 19, 1936, a son of the late LeRoy William Roberts, Sr. and Ida Belle Richardson Roberts. He served in the U. S. Air Force and the S. C. Air National Guard. Mr. Roberts was a retired employee of the Georgetown Times and a member of Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church.
Mr. Roberts was predeceased by: a brother, LeRoy W. Roberts, Jr. and a sister, Yvonne R. Alford.
Surviving are: his wife, Betty Jacobs Roberts of Georgetown; a son, John Harold "Hal" Roberts, Jr. of Georgetown; two brothers, Robert F. "Bobby" Roberts (Mary) of Georgetown and Ivan S. Roberts (Jeannie) of Conway; eleven nephews and nieces; and several great-nephews and great-nieces.
Memorial services will be eleven o'clock Saturday morning, November 7, 2009, at Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church. Officiating will be The Rev. Paul C. Fuener. Inurnment will follow in the Churchyard.
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The family will receive friends at the Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home, Friday evening, November 6, 2009, from five until seven.
Memorials may be made to Georgetown Lions Club, P. O. Box 378, Georgetown, S. C. 29442, York Place Episcopal Home for Children, 234 Kings Mountain St., York, S. C. 29745-1131, or Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church Restoration Fund, P. O. Box 674, Georgetown, S. C. 29442.
Funeral Home:
Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home
222 Saint James Street
Georgetown, SC
US 29440