Georgia Ruth Roberts

GEORGIA RUTH ROBERTS Georgia Ruth Roberts, died Monday, April 12, 2004, in Birmingham, Alabama. Miss Roberts was a native of Leicester but spent most of her adult life in Birmingham. She was a daughter of the late Moody and Dora Alexander Roberts. She was a graduate of Berea College and retired from American Cast Iron Pipe Company where she recently served on the Centennial Celebration Planning Committee for ACIPCO. She was a member of Highlands United Methodist Church where she served in the Community Ministry for the homeless, on the Altar Guild, and the United Methodist Women. She worked with the Friends of Vestavia Hills Library and was a member of the Birmingham Music Club Guild. Surviving are her sisters, Mildred Cole and her husband Morris of Leicester and Catherine Plemmons and her husband T.H. of Candler; her special friend and caregiver, Bobbie Caldwell; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday at the Episcopal Cemetery in Leicester. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made to the Highlands United Methodist Church, 1045 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35205, or to one’s favorite charity. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is in charge of the local arrangements.