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Wilford Woodruff Roberts
13 Apr 1895 – 24 Sep 1980
| Birth | 13 Apr 1895 |
| Death | 24 Sep 1980 |
| Cemetery | Groveland Cemetery Blackfoot , Bingham County , Idaho , USA |
| Added by | Vincent on 18 Nov 2011 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29989112 |
Bio
Obituary from Post Register (Idaho Falls, ID) - September 26, 1980: Wilford Woodruff Roberts, 85, of Gilson died at a Pocatello hospital Wednesday of emphysema. He was born April 13, 1895 in Grove Hill, Alabama. He attended schools in Chesterfield. On June 2, 1917 he married Margaret Hofhine in Blackfoot. The marriage was solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple in 1931. They lived in Pocatello and moved to Gibson in 1940. He was car man for the Pacific Fruit Express for 35 years, retiring in 1960. He also farmed. He was an Elder in the LDS Church and a member of the Riverton Ward where he served as a ward teacher. He is survived by his wife of Gibson; three sons, Darwin of American Falls, Frank of Kearns, Utah, and John D., of Gibson; three daughters, Mrs. Wanda Barbre and Mrs. Robert (Wylene) Van Vleck, both of Pocatello, and Mrs. Eddie (Bonnie) May of Omaha; 27 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Geneva Bowers of Mesa, Arizona.
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Married: June 2, 1917 Parents of: J Darwin, Marion R, Wanda J, Bonnie L, Frank D, E Wylene, Ferrel W, John D
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Siblings
- Samuel Leo Roberts 1889–1971
- Lettie May Roberts Larsen 1892–1974
- Brigham Heber Roberts 1895–1962
- Lola Janetta Roberts Arrington 1898–1969
- Martha Emma Roberts Lindsey 1901–1970
- Geneva Myrtle Roberts Bowers 1908–1998
- Mary Ethel Roberts 1910–1913
Children
- Wanda June Roberts Barbre 1920–2001 FaG
- Frank Duane Roberts 1923–2018 FaG
- Ferrel Wilford Roberts 1925–1978 FaG
- Marion Richard Roberts 1930–1931 FaG
- Ethel Wylene Roberts Van Vleck 1936–2009 FaG
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