Obituary Record

Roberts, Rometta  -  November 16, 1999

Rometta Breaux Roberts, 94, of Waveland, died Tuesday, Nov 16, 1999 in Pass Christian.

Mrs. Roberts was a native of Bellance, La., and a former interim director of Gulfside United Methodist Assembly and communion stewart. She was a member of St. Rock United Methodist Church where she served as treasurer, Sunday School teacher and cluster representative. She was a Headstart volunteer and cancer drive volunteer.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel G. Roberts; a son, Samuel G. Roberts, Jr., and her parents, Emile and Anna Cooil Breux.

Survivors include four daughters, Kathryn Roberts Myers of St. Louis, Marie Louise Lee of Indianola, Genevieve Gooden of Waveland and Janet Roberts Williamson of Chicago, a sister Mildred Fox of Gulfport; eight grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

Services were conducted Saturday at St. Rock United Methodist Church. Burial was in Waveland Cemetery.

Riemann Funeral Home in Bay St. Louis was in charge of arrangements.

Source: Sea Coast Echo 11-21-1999

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