Major (U. S. Army Ret.) Marshall O. Roberts

Major (U. S. Army Ret.) Marshall O. Roberts, 86, of Holly Rd., Connelly Springs, NC died Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at Valdese General Hospital. He was born in Syracuse, NY on April 28, 1921 and was a son of the late Rhys Roberts and Gertrude Ferris Rigaud. He was a retired major with the U. S. Army and was a veteran of World War II and Korea. Following his retirement he returned to college and then taught elementary and high school classes in New York.Surviving are his wife, Kunigunde S. Roberts of the home; sons, Kurt M. Roberts of the home and Rhys J. Roberts of Clearwater, FL; and granddaughters, Maria Carmina Roberts and Arlene O. Roberts.No services were planned. Sossoman Funeral Home assisted the family.