Herman Lee Robertson^[1]

1930 - 2012  (82 years)

• Name	Herman Lee Robertson
  Born	1930	Seminole, Oklahoma
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Choctaw County, Oklahoma   [2]
  Died	10 Nov 2012  [3, 4]
  Buried	15 Nov 2012	Reedley Cemetery, Reedley, Fresno County, California   [5]
  Person ID	I244173	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	William Beacher Robertson,   b. 26 Jan 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Feb 1962, Fresno, California  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Effie Winnie Ellison,   b. 15 May 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jun 1941  (Age 44 years)
  Married	Aug 1914
  Family ID	F92575	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Maribell Wyola Fast,   b. 1936  (Age 88 years)
  Married	16 Nov 1956
  Children	1. Dale Robertson,   b. 1958  (Age 66 years)   2. Ronald Robertson,   b. 1960  (Age 64 years)   3. Russell Robertson,   b. 1966  (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F95359	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1930 - Seminole, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] E-Mail, Tressie Robertson Downing [dntdowning@sbcglobal.net], 14 Dec 2008. [S112] Census. Name: Herman Lee Robertson Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Ratliffe Township, Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States Gender: Male Age: 10 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Son Birthplace: Oklahoma Estimated Birth Year: 1930 Residence in 1935: Same House Enumeration District Number: 12-21 Family Number: Sheet Number and Letter: 21B Line Number: 42 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3283 Digital Folder Number: 005454589 Image Number: 00624 [S142] Newspaper Article, The Fresno Bee (CA), 13 Nov 2012. Herman Lee Robertson , 82, of Reedley died Saturday. He was a retired water department supervisor for the city of Reedley. Service: 10 a.m. Thursday at Full Gospel Tabernacle. Arrangements: Cairns Funeral Home. [S142] Newspaper Article, Reedley Exponent, 15 Nov 2012. Herman Lee Robertson, longtime Reedley resident, passed away on Saturday November 10, 2012 at the age of 82. Herman was born in Seminole Oklahoma and was raised in Hugo Oklahoma. In 1947, his family made their way to California and settled in the Sultana area. Herman worked for Calendars Farming and then Hamilton farming before accepting a job for the City of Reedley. Herman began work for the City of Reedley as a street sweeper and was eventually promoted to the Public Works Foreman position and then served as the Water Department Supervisor. He worked for the City of Reedley for 33 years. After retiring from the City, Herman worked as a volunteer for the Reedley Police Department for nearly 10 years. Herman was also a member of the Reedley Sunrise Kiwanis and Full Gospel Tabernacle Church. In his younger years, Herman enjoyed his horses and working cattle in the mountains for Hamilton Farming. He also enjoyed team roping and working at the Reedley Youth Ranch. In his later years he enjoyed traveling and camping and especially loved playing dominoes with friends and relatives. Herman is survived by his wife of 56 years, Mary Fast Robertson, and his three sons, Dale Robertson of Reedley, Ron Robertson and wife Terri of Roseville, and Russ Robertson and wife Jaime of Reedley. He is also survived by one sister, Tressie Downing and husband Dan of Visalia, 14 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at Reedley Full Gospel Tabernacle on Thursday, November 15, 2012, starting at 10:00 a.m. with a graveside service to immediately follow at Reedley Cemetery. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 100851082).