1910

Ernest Lee Roberts was born on 13 Feb 1910 in Kershaw, South Carolina, USA a child of James Franklin Roberts and Ella Virginia Hornsby Roberts.

Earnest Lee Roberts was counted in the census on 05 May 1910 in Flat Rock, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 2-month-old, male, single, white, son. Also in the home was his father, J Frank Roberts; his mother, Ella V Roberts; and his siblings, Joseph H Roberts, Etta Roberts, Marie Roberts, English Roberts, Willie Roberts, and Fannie May Roberts.

1920

Earnest Roberts was counted in the census on 22 Mar 1920 in Flat Rock, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 9-year-old, male, single, white, son. Also in the home was his father, J Franklin Roberts; his mother, Ella Roberts; and his siblings, Amos Roberts, Willie Roberts, Fannie May Roberts, Luther Roberts, Woodrow Wilson Roberts, and Elmore Roberts.

1930

Earnist Roberts was counted in the census on 04 Apr 1930 in Flat Rock, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 20-year-old, male, single, white, son. Also in the home was his father, Jeff R Roberts; his mother, Ella V Roberts; and his brothers, Luther Roberts and Woodrow Roberts.

1966

On June 16, 1966, Ernest Roberts was mentioned in the Obituary of Willie Travis Roberts.

1970

Ernest Lee Roberts died on 01 Dec 1970 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA at Baptist Hospital. He was buried on 03 Dec 1970 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. His cause of death was due to injuries received Nov. 13 when his car collided with a truck on I-20 near Pontiac.

ERNEST ROBERTS

Funeral service for Ernest Lee Roberts will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow in Spears Creek Baptist Church, conducted by the Rev. Avery Brownlow. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.

Friends may call at the residence and the Talbert-Shives Funeral Home.

Mr. Roberts, 60, died yesterday in the Baptist Hospital from injuries received Nov. 13 when his car collided with a truck on I-20 near Pontiac.

He was born in Kershaw county, a son of the late Frank Roberts and Ella Hornsby Roberts. He was a member of Spears Creek Baptist Church and the Men’s Adult Sunday School Class. He was the owner and operator of Roberts Community Store near Elgin.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Pearl Pace Roberts; a son, Lloyd E. Roberts of Columbia; three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Mae Napper of Dillion, Mrs. Etta Ray of Lancaster and Mrs. Nezzie Jordan of Camden; and four brothers, Logan H. Roberts of Heath Springs, Jack B. Roberts of Camden, Luther B. Roberts of Pleasant Hill and Woodrow W. Roberts of Augusta, Ga.

Elgin Man Dies Of Injuries

A 60-year-old Elgin man died at Baptist Hospital Tuesday from injuries he suffered Nov. 13 when his car collided with a truck.

Richland County Coroner Cecil Wiles identifies the victim as Ernest Roberts of Route 2, box 101-A, Elgin. The wreck occured on I-20 near Pontiac.

Roberts died at Baptist Hospital Tuesday afternoon Wiles said, the case is still under investigation.

Mr. Roberts was born in Kershaw county, a son of the late Frank Roberts and Ella Hornsby Roberts. He was a member of Spears Creek Baptist Church and the Men’s Adult Sunday School Class. He was the owner and operator of Roberts Community Store near Elgin.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Pearl Pace Roberts; a son, Lloyd E. Roberts of Columbia; three sisters, Mrs. Fannie Mae Napper of Dillion, Mrs. Etta Ray of Lancaster and Mrs. Nezzie Jordan of Camden; and four brothers, Logan H. Roberts of Heath Springs, Jack B. Roberts of Camden, Luther B. Roberts of Pleasant Hill and Woodrow W. Roberts of Augusta, Ga.

Funeral plans will be announced by Talbert-Shives Funeral Home in Columbia.