Colonel George (G.W.) W. Roberts
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Colonel George (G. W.) W. Roberts of Powder Springs, GA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 in Austell, GA. A Funeral service will be held in his honor at the First Baptist Church of Powder Springs on Saturday, November 12th at 11:00 A.M. He will be interred at Powder Springs Memorial Gardens following the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Lottie Moon at www.imb.org . He is survived by his son; Michael Roberts & wife Theresa; grandchildren Alan Cofer, JoAnna Cofer, Lindsay Roberts, and Nicole Miyata; great-grandchildren Evelyn and Arturo Miyata; brother Grady H. Roberts and sister Patricia Crabbe. He married Margene Westbrook of Marietta in 1949. They had two children, Janis Lynne and Michael Lynn Roberts, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. He joined the Gresham Park Baptist Church in 1959. He and his wife taught Sunday School for several years and he served as Chairman of Deacons on three separate annual occasions. They relocated their home from DeKalb County to his old home place in Powder Springs in 1974. They joined the First Baptist Church of Powder Springs and taught Sunday School, primarily a young couples class, for several years. He served six annual terms a Chairman of Deacons. He and his wife continued to serve and support that church until their deaths. For the full obituary visit mayeswarddobbins.com . A visitation will be held on Friday, November 11, 2022 between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Macland Chapel in Powder Springs Arrangements made under the caring guidance of Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home Macland Chapel www.mayeswarddobbins.com 770-943-1511