Obituary of Jim R. Roberts
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Mr. James Rodney �Jim� Roberts, age 83, of Pinnacle Drive, Boone, died Wednesday morning April 25, 2012 at home. Born December 11, 1928 in Greenville, North Carolina, he was a son of the late James William Holmes Roberts and Janie Ross Roberts. Mr. Roberts received his BS degree from East Carolina University and his MME degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Jim taught at the University of Indiana, where he was the chair of the Department of Music and the high school band director. He joined the faculty of Appalachian State University in 1967 working in the College of Education. Jim was a US Navy Veteran, a Mason and an active member of the Watauga County Community Band. He was a former general manager of the Horn In the West.
He is survived by his wife; Jacqui Roberts; one daughter; Genele R. Byrd and husband Mike of Boone, one son; William Riley Roberts and wife Judy of Boone, five grandchildren; J. R. Byrd, Lisa Byrd, Derek White and wife Keri, Kendra Roberts and Kali Roberts, three great grandchildren; Carter Roberts, Jackie White and Ryan White, one sister Carol Wilson of Sumter, South Carolina, and two brothers; Butch Roberts of Kinston and Bobby Roberts of Greenville. He was preceded in death by his parents; James and Janie Ross Roberts, his first wife; Nina Abernathy Roberts, and his second wife, Alice Jones Roberts.
Funeral services for Mr. James Rodney �Jim� Roberts will be conducted Saturday morning at 11 o�clock at Deerfield United Methodist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Evelyn Lemons and Rev. Marion Swan. Burial will follow at Mount Lawn Memorial Park & Gardens. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the Watauga High School Band, 300 Go Pioneers Drive, Boone, NC 28607. The family will receive friends Saturday morning from 10 o�clock until 11 o�clock at Deerfield United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the Roberts family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com. Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Roberts family.