Obituary: Roberts, Emma (Hayes) - Friday, July 29, 1955 The Beattyville Enterprise - Aug. 4, 1955 Submitted by: Carole Bays ********************************************************************** LEE COUNTY OCTOGENARIAN DIES AT VADA Funeral services for Emma Roberts, 86, were held at 10 a.m. Sunday, July 31, at the Union Church of Christ by Rev. Robert Cundiff. Mrs. Roberts, d/o the late Thomas and Polly Hayes, was born in Wolfe County, April 1869 and died Friday, July 29 at her home at Vada. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors are four daughters, Mrs. Chillie Hollon of Vada; Mrs. Dora Gott of Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Pearl Oliver of Hazard and Mrs. Hazel Childers of Vada; two brothers, Thomas Hayes of Fincastle and Jerry Hays of St. Helens, one sister, Mrs. Amanda Gentry of St. Helens, twelve grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Burial was in the Stamper-Chrisman cemetery near Vada with Congleton Brothers Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. ******************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.