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Dennis Phillip Roberts 1941 - 2016

ROBERTS, SMITH

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-volunteer (email)
Date: 1/25/2017 at 22:11:48

Onawa Democrat
18 January 2017

Dennis Phillip Roberts was born December 20th 1941 at Onawa, Iowa to Clinton C. and Evelyn E. Smith Roberts. He passed away, December 18th, 2016 at his residence in Fort Worth, Texas.

He grew up and attended schools in the Onawa community.

He was an over the road truck driver for a number of years and was also an insurance salesman for Pennsylvania Life Insurance Company for three years, working in Sioux City and Great Falls, Montana. He later moved to Fort Worth, Texas where he operated a vehicle transportation business. He was an excellent musician and played with a group traveling around Texas and other cities doing concerts and festivals. This was a favorite hobby. He truly enjoyed people and had a great sense of humor.

He fought a very courageous battle with several illnesses, resulting from a severe stroke in 2010.

He is survived by his wife, Cynthia, a daughter, Crystal Rawlings of Sioux City, four sons, Clint Roberts of Arlington, Texas, Clifton Roberts of Louisville, Texas, Clay Roberts of Louisville, Texas and Clark Roberts of Fort Worth, Texas. He is also survived by a nephew Greg Ming’s and wife Peggy of Omaha, Nebraska and a niece Dawn Sander and husband Jeff Sanders of Onawa and a sister, Norma Johansen of Omaha, Nebraska.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifton C. and Evelyn E. Smith Roberts.

Services were held in Fort Worth, Texas.


 

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