Gregory Dallas Roberts, Jr., 26, of Carrizozo, New Mexico, died March 15, 2011 as a result of pneumonia related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. He was born December 6, 1984 in Columbus, Mississippi, the son of Gregory Dallas Roberts, Sr. of Carrizozo, New Mexico and Janice Lynne (Jacobs) Roberts of Merkel, Texas.
Gregory suffered birth injuries that left him with Cerebral Palsy and Mental Retardation but he lived a happy life. He loved visiting and interacting with his family and also enjoyed travel, airplanes, buses, trains and reading.
Gregory is survived by his father Gregory Dallas Roberts, Sr. and Rosemary DeSha Woods of the home and his mother, Janice Lynne (Jacobs) Roberts of Merkel, Texas. He also leaves his maternal grandparents, Charles and Bernice Jacobs, of Merkel, Texas; and his paternal grandmother, Cevellia Carolyn (Roberts) Barron and step-grandfather James Barron of Abilene, Texas. He is also survived by many great-aunts, great-uncles, aunts, uncles and cousins.
The family will receive friends at a visitation 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 18, 2011, at Community Memorial Funeral Home, 1443 North 2nd Street, Abilene, Texas. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Community Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, Abilene. Burial will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Crossroads Cemetery, Ranger, Texas.
You may view and sign the guestbook at www.communitymemorialfh.com
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