Bobby Jean SMITH
1929 - 2015 (85 years)Person ID: I539034556 |  Last Modified: 1 Jul 2023
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Name Bobby Jean SMITH Birth 13 Jun 1929 Breathitt, Kentucky, USA [1, 2] Gender Female Died 10 Jan 2015 [2] Buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger, Kenton, Kentucky, USA [2] - Bobbie Jean Roberts, age 85, was born on a farm in Breathitt County, Kentucky to Tyman and Samuel Smith. When she was a young girl, her father died in a railroad accident and her mother moved the family to Northern Kentucky. In 1949, she married Donald Roberts, who became long-time Florence Fire Chief, and they had a long happy marriage of 55 years. She lived over 60 years on New Uri Avenue, surrounded by wonderful neighbors who were life-long friends. Bobbie especially enjoyed her church work at Grace Episcopal, camping at state parks with friends, and spending time with her granddaughter, Logan. Two years ago, she moved to Colonial Gardens, where she received loving care and made many new friends.
She was preceded in death by her son Scott, her husband Donald, her sister Juanita, and her brother Paul. She is survived by her son Randall Roberts (Barbara Wade), her granddaughter Logan Roberts, and her sister Nellie Ward.
Service
Thursday, January 15, 2015
10:00 AM
Grace Episcopal Church
- Bobbie Jean Roberts, age 85, was born on a farm in Breathitt County, Kentucky to Tyman and Samuel Smith. When she was a young girl, her father died in a railroad accident and her mother moved the family to Northern Kentucky. In 1949, she married Donald Roberts, who became long-time Florence Fire Chief, and they had a long happy marriage of 55 years. She lived over 60 years on New Uri Avenue, surrounded by wonderful neighbors who were life-long friends. Bobbie especially enjoyed her church work at Grace Episcopal, camping at state parks with friends, and spending time with her granddaughter, Logan. Two years ago, she moved to Colonial Gardens, where she received loving care and made many new friends.
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Parents
Father Samuel SMITH (ID:I539034553), b. 2 Aug 1899, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 16 Feb 1933, Kentucky, USA (Age 33 years) Relationship Birth Mother Tymanda DEATON (ID:I539034284), b. 4 Jan 1899, Lost Creek, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 2 Jul 1973, Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA (Age 74 years) Relationship Birth Marriage 30 Jul 1918 Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, USA [3] Residence Bef 1930 Breathitt, Kentucky Marriages Kentucky US County Marriage Records 1783-1965 Perry 1917 - 1952 Tymanda Deaton and Samuel Smith Children 1. Nellie Nanette SMITH (ID:I539034642), b. 26 May 1926, Lost Creek, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 7 Apr 2015, Port Royal, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA (Age 88 years) 2. John Paul SMITH (ID:I539034554), b. 20 Sep 1919, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 3 Dec 1986, Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA (Age 67 years) 3. Juanita SMITH (ID:I539034555), b. 13 Apr 1922, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 25 Oct 2004, Florence, Boone, Kentucky, USA (Age 82 years) + 4. Bobby Jean SMITH (ID:I539034556) (current person) , b. 13 Jun 1929, Breathitt, Kentucky, USA d. 10 Jan 2015 (Age 85 years) -
Family
Husband Donald F ROBERTS (ID:I539037311), b. 11 Dec 1928 d. 6 Jun 2005 (Age 76 years) Marriage Yes, date unknown Children 1. Scott Alan ROBERTS (ID:I539037312), b. 5 Apr 1967, Kenton, Kentucky, USA d. 20 Apr 2012 (Age 45 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] -
Other Personal Events
Patriarch & Matriarch John Morgan SMITH, b. Yes, date unknown, Texas, USA d. Yes, date unknown (Grandfather)
Nancy Rachel JONES, b. 1 Jan 1739, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Jan 1841, North Carolina, USA (Age 102 years) (4 x Great Grandmother) -
Photos Bobby Jean Smith Headstones Donald F Roberts and Bobby J (Smith) Roberts
Plot: Block D
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Event Map
Birth - 13 Jun 1929 - Breathitt, Kentucky, USA Buried - - Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger, Kenton, Kentucky, USA = Link to Google Earth -
Reference Mark and Amy Kosinski. "Bobby Jean SMITH". Four Branches Genealogy. https://www.fourbranches.org/tng/getperson.php?personID=I539034556&tree=mhkr (accessed May 13, 2024).
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