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Lester Frank “Blondie” Roberts

Birth	:	30 Jan 1887 Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	8 Jul 1970 Clarion, Wright County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Dunlap, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.8446999, -95.5939026
Description	:	SERVICES HELD FOR LESTER ROBERTS Dies in Home At Clarion Funeral services were held Saturday, July 11, at the Barrett Funeral Home in Dunlap for Lester F. Roberts. Rev. Carl Fetterman officiated at the services. Interment was made in Pleasant Hill Cemetery with the following serving as pallbearers: Kenneth Anderson, Keith Culver, Howard Baird, Gerald Hein, Marvin Clapton and Paul Lehan. Lester Frank Roberts, son of the late John and Augusta Gay Roberts, was born in Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa and died July 8, 1970 at the Heritage Home in Clarion, Iowa, at the age of 83... Read More	SERVICES HELD FOR LESTER ROBERTS Dies in Home At Clarion Funeral services were held Saturday, July 11, at the Barrett Funeral Home in Dunlap for Lester F. Roberts. Rev. Carl Fetterman officiated at the services. Interment was made in Pleasant Hill Cemetery with the following serving as pallbearers: Kenneth Anderson, Keith Culver, Howard Baird, Gerald Hein, Marvin Clapton and Paul Lehan. Lester Frank Roberts, son of the late John and Augusta Gay Roberts, was born in Dunlap, Harrison County, Iowa and died July 8, 1970 at the Heritage Home in Clarion, Iowa, at the age of 83 1/2 years. Lester was the youngest of ten brothers and sisters, all of whom preceded him in death. On January 1, 1913, he was united in marriage to Bessie Baird and to this union two children were born. Mr. Roberts, better known as "Blondie," spent his entire life, with the exception of a few years, living in the Dunlap area where he was engaged in the contracting business. The past ten years he had made his home with his daughter in Clarion. His immediate survivors are his daughter, Mrs. Alyce Houston, three grandchildren, Mrs. Judith Houston Knutson of Dunlap, Roberts A. Houston of Reno, Nevada, Francis P. Houston II of Kansas City, four great-grandchildren, Billy Dean, Sonya, Ramona and Bradley Knutson, and one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Baird Roberts of Kansas City, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie, one son, Baird F. Roberts and his son-in-law, Francis P. Houston. The first Congregational church circle served lunch following the services. Those attending the funeral of Lester F. Roberts from out of town were: Frankie Houston of Kansas City, Kansas, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Clapton and Debra of Clarion, Mrs. Frank Peck of Blairsbury, Mr. and Mrs. Bus Blairsbury, Mr. and Mrs. Bus Gage and Donald Moore of Council Bluffs, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Parrott of Kansas City, Missouri, and Mrs. Laurence Major of Soldier. Published in The Dunlap Reporter (Dunlap, Iowa) on Thursday, July 16, 1970.

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Lester Frank “Blondie” Roberts's memorial is located at: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Dunlap, Harrison County, USA.
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Lester Frank “Blondie” Roberts death on 8 Jul 1970 in Clarion, Wright County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.8446999
Longitude: -95.5939026

Family Members:

Parent

John Neal Roberts

(1843 - 1914)

Augusta Caroline Gay Roberts

(1848 - 1908)

Spouse

Bessie Bell Baird Roberts

(1892 - 1959)

Siblings

James Edward “Uncle Jim” Roberts

(1866 - 1944)

Maude Roberts Seiglar

(1875 - 1943)

Robert Emmett Roberts

(1879 - 1953)

Children

Baird Francis Roberts

(1913 - 1968)

Alyce Virginia Roberts Houston

(1915 - 2018)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Dunlap, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8446999, -95.5939026

2. Valley View Cemetery
Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8647003, -95.6252975

3. Manteno Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8343964, -95.5367355

4. Doyle Cemetery
Earling, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8051000, -95.5087000

5. Abel Galland Memorial Cemetery
Manteno, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8370000, -95.4932500

6. Gallands Grove RLDS Holcomb Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8342018, -95.4788971

7. Dow City Cemetery
Dow City, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9219017, -95.5119019

8. Woodbine Cemetery
Woodbine, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7466316, -95.7143936

9. Butler Cemetery
Arion, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9364014, -95.4627991

10. Washington Township Cemetery
Panama, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7305984, -95.4867020

11. Saint Marys Cemetery
Panama, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7332993, -95.4811020

12. Mefferd Cemetery
Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7132200, -95.6576200

13. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Earling, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7797012, -95.4207993

14. Willow Township Cemetery
Charter Oak, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9913776, -95.6141702

15. Benjamin Purcell Cemetery
Allen, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7694328, -95.7794523

16. Cowan-Pardee Cemetery
Woodbine, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6976500, -95.6765000

17. Crawford County Poor Farm Cemetery
Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9508216, -95.4308331

18. Buck Grove Cemetery
Buck Grove, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9067841, -95.3839722

19. Soldier Lutheran Church Cemetery
Soldier, Monona County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9510000, -95.7800000

20. Old Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
Soldier, Monona County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9460000, -95.7885000

21. Biglers Grove Cemetery
Woodbine, Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7327995, -95.7786026

22. Union Township Cemetery
Defiance, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8269005, -95.3471985

23. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
Defiance, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8269005, -95.3450012

24. Ellison Cemetery
Harrison County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6561012, -95.6260986