Mr. Allen E. "Gene" Roberts

Mr. Allen E. "Gene" Roberts, 89, passed away on May 2, 2017 at his residence in West Point. Mr. Roberts, was born on February 14, 1928, in Gulfport, the son of the late Buford Hopkins and Tula Jeanette Sanders Roberts. Mr. Roberts was a member of Hope Baptist Church. Mr. Roberts was a Veteran of the United States Army having served in the Korean War. Mr. Roberts worked as a Cook for Bryan Foods for 38 years. Mr. Roberts enjoyed working outside. Mr. Roberts loved flower gardening and sharing his flowers. Mr. Roberts married Winnie Faye Terry Roberts on May 10, 1954, in Clay County and she preceded him in death on January 11, 2008. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by 3 grandchildren: Dale Roberts, Brooklyn Whitaker, and Jonathan E. Roberts, and one brother, Horace Roberts. Funeral services will be on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Eddie Brock officiating and assisted by Mr. Charles Terry. Burial will follow in Memorial Garden Cemetery in West Point. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include One Daughter, Janet F. Roberts of West Point; Three Sons, Ronnie Roberts (Hazel) of West Point, Terry Roberts (Michele) of Alabaster, AL, and Glen Roberts (Tiffanie) of Meridian; Eleven Grandchildren; Fourteen Great-Grandchildren; and Two Sisters: Doris Decker and Louise Breitkreutz, both of West Point. Pallbearers will be Ronnie Roberts, Billy Breitkreutz, Wayne Decker, Eddie Decker, James Allen Roberts, Allen Simmons, and Lance Terry. Honorary Pallbearers will be Jimmy Stevenson, Milton Kendrick, Neighbors in the Lone Oak Circle, Dr. T.N. Braddock, and Dr. Andrew Wartak. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude's Place, Memphis, TN 38015-1942. Visitation will be Wednesday 5:00-8:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com