Mr. Kenneth H. Roberts

January 6, 1957 - April 4, 2016

ANDERSONVILLE,GA--Mr. Kenneth Harvey Roberts, 59, of 248 Watermelon Rd, Andersonville, GA died unexpectedly in Bexar County, Texas on Monday, April 4, 2016. Funeral services will be held at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church at 2:00 PM on Monday, April 11, 2016. Reverend Thomas Woolsey and Reverend Troy Fripp will officiate. Interment will be at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday, April 10, 2016 in the chapel at Aldridge Funeral Services from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Mr. Roberts was born on January 6, 1957 in Hollywood, CA to the late Mr. Franklin Roberts and the late Ima Leigh West Roberts. He served in the United States Marines and was a proud veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. Roberts worked as a professional truck driver for thirty-three years and most recently for Melton Truck Lines, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company. Mr. Roberts was known as a man who “never met a stranger” and loved to talk and tell his stories. A lifelong Atlanta Braves fan, Mr. Roberts loved to fish, camp, and attend his grandsons’ baseball games. Always a true family man, he loved his family most of all. He was of the Baptist faith and attended the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Americus, GA. Mr. Roberts is survived by his loving wife of 36 years, Glinda S. Roberts; three daughters, Jodie Williams (Mark) of Pine Mountain, GA, Michelle English (David) of Albany, GA, and Brandi Raybon (James) of Ellaville, GA; a son, Chris Solomon (Kim) of Albany, GA; four sisters, Gloria Gentry (Alton) of Hornbeck, LA, Dean Trotti (Lawrence) of Hornbeck, LA, Debbie Carpenter (Mike) of Hornbeck, LA, and Melva Williams of Arkansas; two brothers, Roger Roberts of the state of Washington, and Pete Roberts (Mary) of Hornbeck, LA; four grandchildren, Chase Williams, Jagger Solomon, Cash Solomon and Ashton Raybon; and a number of nieces and nephews. Mr. Roberts was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Ansley Raybon. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 1256 US Highway 280 East, Americus, GA 31709 and also to the American Heart Association, 1101 Northchase Parkway, Suite 1, Marietta, GA 30067-6411. Aldridge Funeral Services, 612 Rees Park, Americus, GA is in charge of these services. To sign the online guest book and offer your condolences to the family go to www.aldridgefuneralservices.com.