1923
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2020
James Carrol Roberts
October 8, 1923 — December 9, 2020
Rev. James Carrol Roberts, a resident of Dustin, passed away Thursday, December 09, 2020 in Tulsa, OK at the age of 97. He was born October 8, 1923 in Carson, OK to Pearlie Padgett.
He lived with his mother and grandmother in a log cabin.
He went to school up to the 7th grade in Carson School and 8th grade he went to Haskell where he met his future bride, Margaret. They were married on March 21, 1944 in Lawrence, Kansas. At Haskell Institute he received training in auto mechanics and he took up boxing with the Golden Gloves.
After graduation he stopped at a recruitment office to enlist in the Air Force, but the recruiter said he looked like a navy man so he enlisted in the Navy. James said he picked the submarine squadron because he thought it would be safer underwater. He was sent to Hawaii for sub training and was assigned the USS Tarpon where he experiences combat in the Pacific. He lost partial hearing due to the depth charges.
After he was discharged he returned to Oklahoma City and he and Margaret established their first home and raised their family.
He started working at Tinker Air Force Base as a mechanic and received many certificates for his work ethics. He retired in 1979 from Tinker and moved to Dustin, OK.
He was a member of the Weogufkee Indian Baptist Church and became a deacon on April 26, 1970 and later became an ordained minister on December 8, 1993.
He was preceded in death by his wife Margaret, his mother and step-father Pearlie and Martin Bearhead, three children, James Roberts Jr., Darrell Roberts and Barbara McIntyre.
James is survived by his daughter, Patricia Roberts of Oklahoma City,
son, Brent Roberts & wife Rhonda of Weleetka,
six grandchildren, Brian Roberts, Lori Simpson, Tina Marie Roberts, Martin Clay Vinyard, Suzanne Revere, and Mackenzie Roberts, seven great grandchildren, as well as a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Viewing will be from 4-8 PM on Friday, December 11, 2020 at Integrity Funeral Service.
Funeral Services are scheduled for Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 10:00 AM at Integrity Chapel. Interment will follow at Carson Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Integrity Funeral Service.
He lived with his mother and grandmother in a log cabin.
He went to school up to the 7th grade in Carson School and 8th grade he went to Haskell where he met his future bride, Margaret. They were married on March 21, 1944 in Lawrence, Kansas. At Haskell Institute he received training in auto mechanics and he took up boxing with the Golden Gloves.
After graduation he stopped at a recruitment office to enlist in the Air Force, but the recruiter said he looked like a navy man so he enlisted in the Navy. James said he picked the submarine squadron because he thought it would be safer underwater. He was sent to Hawaii for sub training and was assigned the USS Tarpon where he experiences combat in the Pacific. He lost partial hearing due to the depth charges.
After he was discharged he returned to Oklahoma City and he and Margaret established their first home and raised their family.
He started working at Tinker Air Force Base as a mechanic and received many certificates for his work ethics. He retired in 1979 from Tinker and moved to Dustin, OK.
He was a member of the Weogufkee Indian Baptist Church and became a deacon on April 26, 1970 and later became an ordained minister on December 8, 1993.
He was preceded in death by his wife Margaret, his mother and step-father Pearlie and Martin Bearhead, three children, James Roberts Jr., Darrell Roberts and Barbara McIntyre.
James is survived by his daughter, Patricia Roberts of Oklahoma City,
son, Brent Roberts & wife Rhonda of Weleetka,
six grandchildren, Brian Roberts, Lori Simpson, Tina Marie Roberts, Martin Clay Vinyard, Suzanne Revere, and Mackenzie Roberts, seven great grandchildren, as well as a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Viewing will be from 4-8 PM on Friday, December 11, 2020 at Integrity Funeral Service.
Funeral Services are scheduled for Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 10:00 AM at Integrity Chapel. Interment will follow at Carson Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Integrity Funeral Service.
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