Robert Eugene Roberts, Sr. Obituary (1924

Dr. Robert E. "Bob" Roberts, Sr., 93, of East Point, died Monday, October 29, 2018. Bob was born December 07, 1924, to a working-class family in Southwest Atlanta. He attended Atlanta Public Schools, Emory Pre Med School, and graduated from the University of Georgia School of Medicine in 1949. He served 4 years as an Intern and Resident Physician at Macon General Hospital, and Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Dr. Roberts had his own Internal Medicine practice for fifty years in East Point, GA. He served as a Navy Hospital Corpsman in World War II, and as a Doctor in the Medical Corps during the Korean Conflict. Bob said that "the main things life means to me are my family, people, in general, and nature. I believe in a Supreme Being, but could never define it. Some things that I hate are class war, fame, and the idea of upward mobility." Bob was preceded in death by a son, Jimmy Roberts, and is survived by his loving wife of 71 years, Erma Johnson Roberts; their sons, Gene Roberts, and Monty Roberts; and grandsons, Scott Roberts, Cody Roberts, and Matthew Roberts. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 3rd in our chapel, with Rev. Dr. James L. Powell officiating. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that memorial contributions be made to Dr. Roberts' favorite charity: The Grady Health Foundation, 191 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 820, Atlanta, GA 30303, or online at www.gradyhealthfoundation.org. The family will receive friends Saturday from 12 Noon until the service hour at Donehoo-Lewis Funeral Home, Hapeville. 404-761-2171 To send a flower arrangement in memory of Robert Eugene Roberts, Sr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.