Freddie Roberts, Jr. Obituary (1934

Mr. Freddie Roberts, Jr., age 89, of Hanover, Indiana, entered this life on April 18, 1934 in Henry County, Kentucky on the family farm. He was the loving son of the late George Fred and Myrtle Searcy Roberts. Freddie was raised in the town of Bethlehem in Henry County. He was inducted into the United States Navy on July 14, 1954 in Louisville, Kentucky during the Korean War. He rose to the rate of boatswain mate third class. He served aboard the USS Blair Destroyer Escort. He was honorably discharged on June 13, 1958 at Beyonne, New Jersey receiving the Good Conduct Medal. He remained in the Reserves until being discharged on July 13, 1962. On November 18, 1955 Freddie was united in marriage to Jeannie Keller. This happy union of 63 years was blessed with daughters, Debbie and Donna Marie and a son, David. After his discharge from the Navy, Freddie and Jeannie lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania until 1967. The family resided in Texas, Indiana, Florida, and Alabama. Freddie began a career with the Federal Government working in 1967 at the Jefferson Proving Ground in Madison as the observer and at the weather station, retiring in 1979. He was an avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys football and enjoyed college basketball. He dearly loved his dog, Blossom. After the death of his beloved wife he returned to Madison to be near his daughter. Freddie died on Sunday, September 24, 2023, at 12:30 a.m. at the Thornton Terrace Health Campus in Hanover, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Freddie will be missed by his loving daughters, Debbie Elles and her companion, Dave Bell of Madison, Indiana, Donna Marie Roberts of Allen, Texas; his loving son, David Roberts and his wife, Glenna of Pinson, Alabama; his grandchildren, Aaron Roberts, Bee Jay Elles, and Brian Bishop; his great grandchildren, Maggie, Skyler, Lydian, Eli, Lindsey, and Logan; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, George Fred Roberts, his mother, Myrtle Searcy Roberts, his wife of 63 years, Jeannie Keller Roberts, died March 9, 2019, his brothers, J.D., Roberts, and Sam Roberts, and his sisters, Corinne Barton and Juanita Mahoney. PRIVATE CEREMONY Private family services will be conducted at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery,1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. Military honors will be conducted by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion and the U.S. Naval Ceremonial Unit. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Parkinsons Disease Research. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Hanover and Madison. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Memorial Here To send a flower arrangement in memory of Freddie Roberts, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.