Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. A memorial service for Mr. McRoberts will be at 10
a.m. Wednesday at Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in
Atlanta, with the Rev. Jeffrey G. Laible
officiating.
Burial will be in Atlanta Cemetery.
Military rites will be conducted by the American
Legion Post of Atlanta.
He retired from Caterpillar after 34 years with
the company.
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1964 to 1968.
He was born Aug. 7, 1946, in Lincoln, a son of
Earl Landreth and Frances Hafley McRoberts.
He is survived by his children, Kimberly Ann (and
Aaron) Vercimak of Bloomington and Timothy Earl
McRoberts of Atlanta; one sister, Vicki (Paul)
Eckert of Atlanta; two brothers, Terry (and Carol)
McRoberts of Fayetteville, Ark., and Randy McRoberts
of Atlanta; two grandchildren, Kayla Renee Howe of
Virginia and Lauren Frances Vercimak of Bloomington;
and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He was a member of Eagles Lodge 2708 in Lincoln
and a former member of UAW Local 974.
He enjoyed playing golf and shooting pool.
He graduated from the Atlanta High School in
1964. |