Funeral service for Bobby W. Roberts, 76, of Fort Necessity will be 2 pm Sunday January 15, 2023, in the chapel of Dennard First National Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Charrier, Rev. Hurby Hitt, and Plase Cassells officiating. Interment will follow in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Dry Prong. Visitation will be 5 - 8 pm Saturday January 14, 2023, at the funeral home. Bobby was born September 16, 1946, in Winnsboro and passed from this life on January 12, 2023, at Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge. Bobby was a member of the Baptist Faith. He was a veteran of the United States Army drafted into Vietnam and fought for his country in 1967 and 1968 and he was a member of the American Legion Post 84 and VFW 3155. He took pride in raising a large garden and providing an abundance of free vegetables to his friends and family. Every year, when turkey scouting and hunting began, everything else stopped; Eddie Lachney and Bobby Roberts did NOTHING BUT TURKEYS. Bobby was a strong handed very devoted husband, father and papa, he never missed a ballgame and even coached, he was very involved in all of his children's activities and was always willing to help a friend out, he seldom met a stranger but if he did, they weren't for long. He loved his family, especially his grandchildren, Mrs. Judy was his number one priority in everything he did. Bobby was preceded in death by his parents Henry Coleman Roberts and Lessie DeWitt Roberts; two brothers: Charles Leonard Roberts and L. C. Roberts; one sister Coleen Roberts; two nephews: David Robertson and Paul Nichols. Survivors left to cherish his memory include his wife of 50 years Judy Jones Roberts of Fort Necessity, two daughters: Keisha Roberts Bonner and husband Peyton, and Kelly Roberts all of Fort Necessity; five grandchildren: Ashley Hitt / Dylane Dotson, Megan Gallagher Tyler and husband Zane, Coleman Bonner, Kyler Roberts, and Elijah Tyler; one great granddaughter Kaylee Dotson; one sister, Corina Robertson of Austin, TX; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Pallbearers will be Dylane Dotson, Mike Evans, Justin Gallagher, Stacey Hitt, Bert Jones, and Zane Tyler. Honorary pallbearers will be Plase Cassells Mackey Dean, Edwin Hatton, Craig Humphries, Eddie Lachney, Jerry Martin, Bobby Swillie, Yeager Woolrage, and members of the VFW and American Legion. Online condolences may be made at www.dennardfirstnational.com

Dennard First National Funeral Home

Dennard First National Funeral Home