ROBERTS, Everette William (1927-2015)

ROBERTS, Everette William (1927-2015)

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Everette William Roberts was born on May 30, 1927, in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco to George Roland Roberts (1894-1945) and Mary Isabelle Weatherford (1899-1978).

His siblings included…

  • Mary Melvina (1917)
  • George Roland Jr (1922)
  • Margaret Isabel (1925)
  • Oswald Bert (1930)
  • Nadeen Elizabeth (1932)
  • Walter Scott (1935)

In August 1952, Everett married Eleanor Marguerite ‘Peggy’ Collins (1932) daughter of Capt Anthony Roy Collins (1904-1989) and Olive Bell Albury (1910-1966).

Their children included…

  • William Scott
  • West
  • Dale
  • Crystal

Everette William Roberts passed away on February 22, 2015 (age 87) at Green Turtle Cay, Abaco and laid to rest in the Green Turtle Cay Public Cemetery.

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