Acworth, Georgia
Dr. Morris Waddell Roberts
1934 — 2023
Dr. Morris Waddell Roberts, age 88 of Acworth, GA, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN. Dr. Roberts was born to parents James Preston Waddell Roberts and Giula Shannon on June 14, 1934 in Meridian, MS and grew up in Tennessee, Texas, and New Mexico. His father was a Methodist preacher who moved his family to Tracy City, TN to serve twice as minister at the Methodist Church in Tracy City and attend seminary school at University of the South. He received his Divinity degree from studies there. His father was also an Air Force chaplain and lost his life in the Korean War. Dr. Roberts met his wife Emma Ruth Kilgore in Tracy City...