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Fred W Roberson

Male 1920 - 1997  (77 years)


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  • Name Fred W Roberson 
    Born 20 Jan 1920  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 20 Oct 1997  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6032  Rossville
    Last Modified 8 May 2018 

    Father B. Floyd Roberson,   b. 1887,   d. 1951  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Corda Lewis Roberson,   b. 22 Sep 1893, Farmers, Rowan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1985, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Family ID F7467  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Janice Kay Frost Root Roberson 
    Married 14 Jun 1985  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sheryl S Roberson Preston
     2. Janice J Roberson Kendall
    Last Modified 8 May 2018 08:16:04 
    Family ID F7468  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Obituary- Roberson, Fred 1
    Obituary- Roberson, Fred 1

    Fred W. Roberson
    Fred W. Roberson, 77, Topeka, died Monday, Oct 20,1997, at a Topeka hospital.

    Mr. Roberson was a maintenance engineer at the United Methodist Home for 33 years. He served in the 35th Division of the Army in Germany during World War II.

    He was born Jan. 20, 1920, at Rossville, the son of B. Floyd and Corda Lewis Roberson. He had lived in Topeka 65 years.

    Mr. Roberson was a member of Jimmy Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion at Rossville.

    He was married to Janice Kay Frost on June 14, 1985, in Topeka. She survives.

    Other survivors include two daughters, Sheryl S. Preston and Janice J. Kendall, both of Topeka; two stepdaughters, Cynthia J. Wilder, Carbondale, and Tamara K, Root, Olathe; a stepson, Mitchell Dean Root Sr., Maple Hill; two sisters, Elene M. Serratelli, Topeka, and Osie O. Turner, Lee’s Summit. Mo.; and 11 grandchildren

    Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Parker-Price Mortuary. Burial will be at Walnut Hill Cemetery at Grove. Mr. Roberson will lie in state after 9 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary, where relatives and friends will meet from 7 to 8 p.m.

    Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 5375 S.W. 7th, Topeka, 66606.
    Obituary- Roberson, Fred 2
    Obituary- Roberson, Fred 2
    Fred W. Roberson
    Fred W. Roberson, 77, Topeka died Monday evening, October 20, 1997, at Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center in Topeka.

    He was born January 20,1920, in Rossville, the son of B. Floyd and Corda Lewis Roberson. The family moved to Topeka when Fred was 12 years old.

    He was a maintenance engineer at The United Methodist Home in Topeka for 33 years. He served in the 35th Division of the U.S. Army and was a veteran of World War II where he served in Germany. He was a member of Jimmie Lillard Post #31 of the American Legion at Rossville.

    He as married to Janice Kay Frost Root on June 14, 1985 at Topeka. She survives.

    Other survivors include two daughters, Sheryl S. Preston and Janice J. Kendall, both of Topeka; two stepdaughters, Cynthia J. Wilder, Carbondale, and Tamara K. Root, Olathe; a stepson, Mitchell Dean Root, Sr., Maple Hill; two sisters, Elene M. Serratelli, Topeka, and Osie O. Turner, Lee’s Summit, Mo.; and 11 grandchildren.

    The family received friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Parker-Price Mortuary in Topeka. His service was at 10:00 Friday morning at the mortuary. Military graveside honors were conducted by Jimmie Lillard Post #31 of the American Legion, Rossville, at Walnut Hill Cemetery, north of Silver Lake.

    Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 5375 S.W. 7th, Topeka 66606.