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Oscar Rufus Roberson, Jr

Oscar Rufus Roberson, Jr

Male 1928 - 2014  (85 years)

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  • Name Oscar Rufus Roberson  [1, 2
    Suffix Jr 
    Birth 20 Jul 1928  Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Also Known As Bob 
    Residence 1993  Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 13 Jun 2014  Hospice House Satilla, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Mr. Oscar R. "Bob" Roberson, Jr., 85, died Friday (June 13, 2014) at Hospice House Satilla following a long illness.

      He was a native of Blackshear but had resided in Waycross most of his life. He was preceded in death by an infant daughter, his parents, Oscar R. Roberson, Sr. and Sarah Cox Roberson and a sister, Marinell Davis.

      He was a retired Army Military Officer and had served in the Korean War and Vietnam War. He was a retired sargeant with the Department of Corrections. He was a member of Sweat Memorial Baptist Church, Adult I Sunday School Class, Retired Military Officers Association, Masonic Lodge # 305, Hasan Temple and was a York Rite Mason.

      Survivors include his wife, Virginia Beverly Roberson of Waycross; a daughter, Maryse Fort (husband Gary) of Waycross; a son, John W. Roberson of Dallas, TX; a grandson, Joey Fort (wife Mary Beth Fort) of Waycross; and three great grandchildren, Kierson, Khoen and Mary Kailyn Fort all of Waycross.

      A funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday (June 16, 2014) at Music Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Kettle Creek Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends at funeral home Monday morning from 10 until 11.

      The family request memorials to be given to Hospice House Satilla, 808 Evergreen Waycross, GA 31501; Sweat Memorial Baptist Church, 510 W. Blackshear Ave. Waycross, GA 31501 or Winona Park United Methodist Church, 900 N. Augusta Ave. Waycross, GA 31501.

      Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.musicfuneralhome.com.

      http://www.musicfuneralhome.com/obituary/Oscar-R.-Bob-Roberson/Waycross-GA/1390868
    Burial 16 Jun 2014  Kettle Creek Cemetery, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I7745  tng Genealogy

    Family Virginia Inez Beverly,   b. 16 Nov 1928, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 2018, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 12 Aug 1950  Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Infant Daughter Roberson,   b. 29 Feb 1952, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Feb 1952, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F1063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Jul 1928 - Blackshear, Pierce, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 12 Aug 1950 - Ware, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1993 - Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 16 Jun 2014 - Kettle Creek Cemetery, Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Bob Roberson photo
    Bob Roberson photo

  • Sources 
    1. [S73] Carol Robinson Keefe.

    2. [S396] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online.
      Record for Oscar R Roberson
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uspublicrecords3&h=215306193&indiv=try
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uspublicrecords3&h=215306193&indiv=try

    3. [S122] FindaGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46803813
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46803813.
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46803813