Virgil James Lee (Jim) Roberts, 79, was born June 11, 1945 to the late Charley Roberts and Maggie Marie McGehee, and passed away on January 15, 2025 in West Plains, Missouri.
He is survived by two children, Charlie Roberts and wife Jessica, and their children, Cole, Luke, and Ryan, Bentonville, Arkansas, and LeAnn Etchison and husband, Darren, Flippin, Arkansas; two honorary granddaughters, Hannah Hopper and Hallie Goodwin, and one sister-in-law, Lucille Roberts.
He is preceded in death by one step-daughter, Stephanie Carter Young; two brothers, Dallas Roberts and “Sonny” George Morton; two sisters, Peggy Barton and her husband Burvel, and still born infant, Louise Roberts.
He served his county in the United States Army. He attended the Missionary Baptist Church for several years. He was a member of the Bayou Masonic Lodge #365 in Bakersfield, Missouri. He also was a member of the American Legion Post #0374, in Bakersfield, Missouri. He loved spending time with his family, and will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Graveside services will be held Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Baptist Hill Cemetery, Ozark County, Missouri.
There will be a visitation Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains, Missouri from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Burial will held at Baptist Hill Cemetery, Ozark County, Missouri, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains, Missouri.
January 19, 2025 @ 1:35 pm
Sadly missed loved his laugh . Sorry we can’t come.
January 19, 2025 @ 1:52 pm
Prayers to Jims family–He was like a brother to me. He is now with his Dad and Mom and his brothers and sisters. Rest in Peace Jim.
January 19, 2025 @ 1:56 pm
Prayers for Jims family. He was like a brother to me. He is now with his Mom and Dad and his brothers and sisters-Rest in Peace Jim.