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REV. WILLIAM (FRANK) ROBERSON Aug. 29, 1941-Mar. 27, 2005 Reverend Frank Roberson, 63, Monticello, KY went to be with the Lord at 10 a.m. Sunday, March 27, 2005, at Lockettıs United Methodist Church following a two-year battle against ALS (Low Gehrigıs Disease). Born August 29, 1941, in Atlanta, Georgia, he was the son of Fred Merlin Roberson, Zwolle, LA, and was raised by Dr. Raymond (³Doc²) Murphy and Lois Murphy of Robinson, IL. He graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, and worked as a buyer for Marshall Fields before joining Dana Corporation in 1966. After 30 years as a Human Resource Manager with Dana, he retired early in order to follow the Lordıs calling to the ministry. At the youthful age of 55 years, Frank enrolled at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, KY while he pastored at Houks United Methodist Church, Summershade United Methodist Church and later Hodges United Methodist Church all in Green County, KY. After graduating with a Masters of Divinity in 2001, he was called in 2003 to pastor Monticello United Methodist Church and Lockettıs United Methodist Church in Wayne County, KY. Never one to sit idly by, Reverend Frank Roberson actively served his community in a variety of roles: President - Rotary Club, Manteca Calif. School Board (elected trustee), Cub Master and Boy Scout Troop Leader, officer of the Chamber of Commerce, Jaycees, and Kiwanis, Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, youth athletic coach, Secretary of Ministerial Association in Monticello, and Ordained Elder of the United Methodist Church. On September 1, 1962, he married his childhood sweetheart, Sandra Sue Roberson of Robinson, IL, at Kirk Chapel United Methodist Church in Robinson. Sandy is the daughter of the late Roscoe and Rosalie Chronic of Robinson, and sister of Peggy Wetherell, Marshall, Ill., and Marilyn Musgrave, Robinson. Preceding him in death were his father and parents; brother, Fred Merlin Roberson; his father and mother-in-law, Roscoe and Rosalie Chronic; his brothers-in-law, Robert Wetherell and David Musgrave. Survivors include his wife, daughter and two sons and their spouses, Francine and Mark Hewett, Ft. Wayne, Ind., Rod and Reneı Roberson, Bronston, KY, Brian and Lea Ann Roberson, Vienna, Virginia; five grandchildren, Alexandria, Cody and Ashley Roberson of Bronston, KY, Emily and Jackson Roberson of Vienna, Virginia; three brothers and three sisters, Roger and Donna Murphy, Worden, IL, Karen and Don Stremme, Parkersburg, IL, Robert Murphy, Pittsburgh, PA, Lois Murphy Robinson, Raymond Murphy and Georgine Gambler, Bethlehem PA, Joyce and Mark Woodard, Robinson; a large and loving family consisting of his sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 30, and the funeral will be Thursday, March 31, with Rev. Louis Young officiating. Burial will be in Kirk Chapel Cemetery, Robinson. There will be a memorial service to celebrate Frankıs life at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at Monticello United Methodist Church. All are welcome to come and share their memories of Frank. In lieu of flowers, please send donations for research to the ALS Center, Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157. Add a comment |
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