Zephaniah Reid Roberts1

M, #20030, b. Feb 11, 1910, d. Jul 25, 1998
Relationship7th cousin of Carolyn Anne Euler
Pedigree
ChartsRountree Descendants Chart
Father*William Rainey Roberts1 b. Mar 16, 1888, d. Nov 17, 1960
Mother*Eva Exum Reid1 b. Nov 17, 1884, d. Jul 23, 1970

Family

Margaret Irene Phelps b. Jan 26, 1913, d. Oct 22, 2006

Chronological Events

Birth*Feb 11, 1910 Zephaniah Reid Roberts was born on Feb 11, 1910 at Orange County, North Carolina, United States.1 
 He was the son of William Rainey Roberts and Eva Exum Reid.1 
Marriage*Apr 6, 1935 Zephaniah Reid Roberts married Margaret Irene Phelps on Apr 6, 1935 at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, United States.2,1 
Death*Jul 25, 1998 Zephaniah Reid Roberts died on Jul 25, 1998, at age 88 at Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, United States.1 
ObituaryJul 27, 1998  OBITUARY: HILLSBOROUGH -- Mr. Zephaniah (Zep) Reid Roberts, 88, died Saturday, July 25, 1998. Mr. Roberts was born in Orange County to William Rainey Roberts and Eva Reid Roberts on February 11, 1910. He was the oldest of five children. Mr. Roberts lived and worked in Hillsborough for 70 years. He worked in Coleman Laws Hardware for 30 years. He had been a member of Hillsborough Presbyterian Church for 43 years. He was a veteran of World War II and an active member of Schley American Legion.

Mr. Roberts is survived by Margaret Phelps Roberts, his wife of 63 years. He is also survived by a son, Kenneth Bryan Roberts and wife, Catherine, Charlotte; a daughter, Susan Roberts Hendricks and husband, Joe, Hillsborough; a sister, Louise Roberts Clayton, Hillsborough; five grandchildren, Kelly Roberts Brown, Charlotte, Blair Walker Roberts, Columbia, S.C., Donna Roberts McMasters, Graham, Billy Roberts, Efland, and Matthew Jordan Hendricks, Hillsborough; and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Roberts was predeceased by a son, Reid Phelps Roberts.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, at Hillsborough Presbyterian Church by the Rev. Debbie Taylor; burial in the Hillsborough Town Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Walker's Funeral Home 7-9 p.m. Monday, July 27, and also at the home of Joe and Susan Hendricks, 2124 Hwy.86 N. Pallbearers will be Billy Roberts, Matthew Hendricks, Danny McMasters, Paul Brown, Mike Latta, and Bill Latta. Contributions may be made to Hillsborough Presbyterian Church.

Published in The Herald-Sun (Durham, NC) - July 27, 1998.3
 
Burial*Jul 28, 1998 He was buried on Jul 28, 1998 at Hillsborough Town Cemetery, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 59950809.4 

Citations

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  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  4. [S80] Gravestones - Death Cert Proof, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.

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