Maurice McVey "Ressy" Roberts^[1]

Abt 1937 - 2002  (~ 65 years)

• Name	Maurice McVey "Ressy" Roberts
  Born	Abt 1937
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Oct 2002	University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Buried	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I98132	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	William A. Roberts,   d. Bef 5 Oct 2002
  Mother	Frances Fisher,   d. Bef 5 Oct 2002
  Family ID	F41237	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Susan Granville Hartsell,   b. 11 May 1937, Del Rio, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Nov 1974  (Age 37 years)
  Married	27 Aug 1958
  Children	+ 1. Suanne Marie Roberts,   b. 27 Jul 1961  (Age 62 years) + 2. Sally Jane Roberts,   b. 20 Jul 1964  (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F35691	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Vickie Rolen
  Family ID	F41238	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 5 Oct 2002 - University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 67, 125. [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 5 Oct 2002. Maurice (Ressy) McVey Roberts, age 65, of Newport, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2002, at UT Medical Center. Ressy was a life time resident of Newport and a member of the First United Methodist Church. He was retired after working in the banking industry for over twenty years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and being outdoors. He was preceded in death by his parents, William A. and Frances Fisher Roberts and the mother of his children, Susan Hartsell Roberts. He is survived by his wife, Vickie Rolen Roberts; daughters and sons-in-law, Suanne and Brady Cody, of Melbourne, Florida and Sally and Rick Weber, of Lenoir City, TN; brothers and sisters-in-law, William A. and Jimmy Ann Roberts, of Athens, Alabama, and Jesse F. and Hattie Roberts, of Indianapolis, Indiana; grandchildren, Allison and Rachel Cody, of Melbourne, Florida, and Scott and Cole Weber, of Lenoir City, TN; mother-in-law, Lucille Rolen; sisters-in-law, Virginia Rolen, of Newport and Sharon Rolen Lindsay and husband, Dennis, of Douglasville, Georgia; and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, October 7, 2002, at Manes Funeral Home. Family and friends will meet at Union Cemetery on Tuesday for an 11 a.m. graveside service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to your favorite charity. Manes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.