01/17/1982
Services for Fred E. Roberts, 74, of Westwood, Ks., who died Jan. 17,1982 at the University Kansas Medical Center, were held Jan. 20 at St. Andrew Episcopal Church.
Mr. Roberts owned and operated Roberts Liquors., retiring in 1978. He was previously employed as production manager at the Rutherford Food Co. for 25 years. He was born in Attica on March 18, 1907 the son of Ora Joseph Roberts and Katherine Margaret Edwards Roberts. He lived in Knoxville and in this area until 1935.
He was united in marriage to Gertrude M. Roberts.
He graduated from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, in 1929 and was a member of the All-American football team. He became a professional football player for the Portsmouth Spartans,. which later became the Detroit Lions.
He was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Allied Food Club, Duck Unlimited, The Wolf Creek Country Club and Milburn Golf and Country Club. He was a former member of the Elks Lodge.
The family suggest contributions to the St. Andrews Episcopal Church Memorial Fund. Burial at Johnson County Chapel and Memorial Gardens in Overland Park, Kansas