Roberts, Gilbert Buel (Buster)

1914 - 2004  (89 years)

• Name	Roberts, Gilbert Buel (Buster)
  Born	26 Mar 1914	Red Rock, Noble County, Oklahoma, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Feb 2004	Marathon, Monrow County, Florida, USA
  Buried	Forest Park Cemetery - Greenville, Hunt County, Texas, USA
  	Findagrave.com Memorial #16277467
  Person ID	I10874	Coursey-Sansing Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family	Eddins, Edith Freda,   b. 20 Nov 1929, Cee Vee, Cottle County, Texas, USA ,   d. 27 Jul 1987, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1976	Hunt County, Texas, USA
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F4420	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary   (Greenville, Texas) Herald Banner, Sun, 29 Feb 2004, page A2, Obituaries, Gilbert Roberts Gilbert B. Roberts, 89, long time resident of Greenville, passed away Feb. 27 at his home in Marathon, Fla. where he had lived for the past seven years. He moved there to be near one of his sons after living for several years at the Colonial Lodge in Greenville. He is survived by two sons, Gil Roberts of Austin and Gary Roberts of Marathon, Fla. He also has three stepsons, Mike, Kevin and John Scullin in the Dallas area. Also surviving are two great nephews, Louis Clark of Greenville and Thomas Clark of Mesquite as well as two nieces, Dionne Wade of Rockwll and Vaynne Cowell of Stillwater, Okla. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Elizabeth Yelverton Roberts and second wife, Freda Scullin Roberts. Also preceding him in death were two brothers, Dorr and Worth Roberts, and three sisters, Dessie Sullivan, Janice (Midge) Moore and Thelma Kloxin. The Roberts family was known for their trips across the country in the 1920s acting in theatrical plays and performing musical numbers and were known as the Roberts Tent Show. Gilbert Roberts (or Buster as he was known for all of his life) was born in Red Rock, Okla. on March 26, 1914 the son of Prof. Gilbert M. Roberts and Mary Calhoun Roberts. He moved to Greenville in his early years and married his next door neighbor and sweetheart, Elizabeth Yelverton. They lived their lives in Greenville. Mr. Roberts was a veteran of World War II and served as a radar instructor. He was one of the first employees of Temco which later became E-Systems. He worked there as an avionics engineer until his retirement. He was an avid golfer and an accomplished saxophone player, but will be best remembered for his ever present smile. He was a long time member of Central Christian Church in Greenville and attended Community Church United Methodist in Marathon. A memorial service will be held today at Community Church in Marathon in the Florida Keys where Mr. Roberts requested his ashes be put to sea.