Obituary

Rev. A.B. Roberts Gone to His Eternal Home; Was Pioneer Preacher in Texas?Life of Service for Master
Rev. A.B. Roberts died about two o?clock last night at his home in this city, from heart disease, he having been afflicted with it for some year. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist church, at 2:30 o?clock. Dr. Ernest E. Robinson will conduct the service, and likely the Masonic fraternity will attend in a body.
The deceased was born March 8, 1844, in Buncombe county, North Carolina. He moved to Texas in 1860, and later served with distinction in the Confederate army. After the war, in 1865, he was married to Nancy Ann Caraway, and she survives him. To them were born ten children, who are living, and all of whom but a son, who is . . . were at his bedside when he passed to his eternal reward. Six of them are daughters and four sons, among them being Mrs. Jordon of Plainview, Mrs. Gordon of South Dakota, Mrs. Banks of Snyder, Mrs. Woodlee of Oklahoma and the others whose names we cannot get just now. There are nineteen grandchildren.
The family moved to Plainview about thirteen years ago.
Bro. Roberts was for more than forty years a minister in the Methodist church, and the past few years was on the superannuated list, though he kept up his work preaching at several churches in this county. He preached in Erath county in the Indian days, when he carried a pistol with his Bible in his saddle bags as he rode on horseback to his appointments. It was then that the father of the editor of the News and Bro. Roberts became fast friends.
In Friday?s News we shall have an editorial eulogy of this Godly man, who has gone to be with His Father after a life full of good works.
Bro. Roberts was one of the oldest Masons on the Plains. (Plainview News, April 20, 1920)

Funeral of Rev. A.B. Roberts
The funeral of A.B. Roberts took place at the Methodist church Wednesday afternoon, in the presence of a large concourse of sorrowing friends and relatives.
The corpse was brought into the church, being preceded by a number of Methodist ministers from this and other nearby towns, and Mrs. Tom Carter at the pipe organ played the funeral dirge.
A quartette composed of Messrs. George Hutchings, Fred Cousineau, Will and T. Stockton sang old hymns he was in this life. Mrs. O?Keefe was accompanist.
Rev. Geo. H. Bryant of Hale Center read a scripture leson so did another visiting preacher, after which Dr. Neal prayed.
The address was by Dr. Ernest E. Robinson, and he told of the staunch Christian character of Bro. Roberts his long faithfulness and efficient work for the Master, and of his glorious death and final reward.
The casket was banked with beautiful floral offerings, and at the close of the service the people were permitted to view the face of the departed.
Interment followed at the cemetery under the direction of Undertaker Garner.
The following sons and daughters of the deceased were here when the end came.
A.B. Roberts, Victor, Colo., Mrs. J.?. Maxwell, Snyder, Mrs. E.T. Woodey, Shreveport, La.; G.A. Roberts, Cisco; Mrs. Birtie Jordan, Plainview; N.L. Roberts, Creede, Colorado; Mrs. Ardoin Banks, Snyder; Mrs. A.B. Terrell, Ralls; and Mrs. R.J. Gordon, Yanktown, S.D. (Plainview News, April 23, 1920)