Clyde W. Roberts
October 12, 1948 ~ November 24, 2002
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Clyde W. “Junior” Roberts, 54, of 12 Cherokee Road, Asheville, died Sunday, November 24, 2002, in
an Asheville hospital.
Mr. Roberts was born in Buncombe County and was a son of the late Clyde W. and Alice Riddle Roberts, Jr. He was retired from Asheville Mica and more recently worked with TPI Tours.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Seay Roberts; two sons, Clyde
W. Roberts III and his wife Rhonda
and Steven Lee Roberts, all of
Asheville; four grandchildren, Jason, Brandon and Kelsie Roberts of Asheville and Marcus Roberts of
Rhode Island; and four sisters, Ruby Godfrey and Shirley House of
Asheville, Peggy Goforth of Missouri and Phyllis Sheppard of Florida.
Funeral services will at 3:00 pm Wednesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Stroupe officiating. Burial will be at Ashelawn
Gardens of Memory. Pallbearers will be Joe Cain, Jimmy House, Brian Maultrie, Rodgie Hensley, Lawrence Hutchinson and Wayne Roberts.
His family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be
made to the family to assist with
medical expenses in care of Joyce
Roberts, 12 Cherokee Road, Asheville, NC 28806.
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Joyce, I am really sorry to hear about Junior. I will keep you and your family in my prayers. If I can do anything at all for you, please let me know. He’s with God now and I hope one day we all will be there too. God bless you and your family.
My deepest sympathies and condolesces go to the family of Mr. Clyde W. Roberts.
It seems so unfair that death should have the power to take away someone you love. And when it happens, the thought of never again being able to talk to, laugh with, or hold your loved one can be most difficult to bear. That pain is not necessarily erased by being told that your loved one is up in heaven.
When death takes your child, your husband, your wife, your parent, your friend, it is truly what the Christian writer Paul called it, ‘the last enemy.’ There is hope. Death will not continue to rob mankind of their loved ones indefinetly.
When Jesus was on earth there was an occassion that deeply grieved him. He met a widow of Nain and saw her dead son. The Bible account tells us: ‘As [Jesus] got near the gate of the city [Nain], why, look! there was a dead man being carried out, the only-begotten son of his mother. Besides, she was a widow. A considerable crowd from the city was also with her. And when the Lord caught sight of her, he was moved with pity for her, and he said to her: ‘Stop weeping.’ With that he approached and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still, and he said: ‘Young man, I say to you, Get up!’ And the dead man sat up and started to speak, and he gave him to his mother. Now fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying: ‘A great prophet has been raised up among us,’ and, ‘God has turned his attention to his people.” – Luke 7:12-16. Notice how Jesus was moved with pity, so that he resurrected the widow’s son! Imagine what that portends for the future!
This example was just a small foregleam of what Jesus will do in the very near future. Millions therefore can have the solid hope of seeing their loved ones alive again on earth but under very different circumstances. Yes, Jesus Christ promised that millions now dead will live again on this earth and have the prospect of remaining on it forever under peaceful, paradisaic conditions. May Mr. Roberts be among them.
May the God of comfort be with you.
To the Robert’s family,I am so sorry to hear about Junior passing away.My thoughts and prayers are with you and I hope you find some comfort in knowing he is in a much better place and let God guide you through this time of grief and healing.He sure has helped me during mine.