Obituary of Sonny Roberts
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Mr. Charles Marvin �Sonny� Roberts, age 70, of Boone, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2012 evening at Cranberry House. Born July 21, 1942 in Watauga County he was a son of the late Marvin Woodrow and Blanche Keller Roberts. Sonny was a US Army Veteran, and a member of American Legion Post 130. He was a charter member of Greenway Baptist Church. Sonny was a member of the Community Chorus, the Gospel Jubilee Chorus and the Daniel Boone Garden Club.
He is survived by his children; Shawn Roberts and wife Leslie of Boone and Heather Tomberlin and husband Joe of Youngsville, NC, three grandchildren; Grace, Jacob and Jordan Tomberlin, and one sister; Malinda Wilcox and husband Frank of Lenoir. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters; Lillian Sweitzer and Dot Vandyke and one brother William Roberts.
Funeral services for Mr. Sonny Roberts will be conducted Friday at 12 noon at Greenway Baptist Church. Officiating will be Dr. David Luster. Burial with military honors provided by American Legion Post 130 will follow at Mount Lawn Memorial Park & Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday morning from 11 o�clock until noon at Greenway Baptist Church. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to Greenway Baptist Church, 880 Greenway Road, Boone, NC 28607. Online condolences may be shared with the Roberts family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com.
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving Roberts family.