Oakland Mitchell Roberts Sr. age 84, 6581 Spooky Hollow Road Union City, Indiana passed away Friday evening in Briarwood Village in Coldwater.

He was born in Lynn, Indiana March 23, 1931 the son of Troy and Leatha (Phenis) Roberts. He was married March 16, 1954 to Marguerite Hehr and she died February 27, 2006.

He served with the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict, 1949 Madison High School graduate, attended Northwestern Ohio University for business management and attended Ft. Recovery Church of the Nazarene.

He was plant supervisor for Balstram in Upland, supervisor for Champion Homes in Monroe and District Manager for Burger Chef then Hardees Restaurants affiliated with Norris Foods retiring in 1996.

Surviving are one son Oakland Roberts Jr. (wife Deborah) of Union City, Indiana and one daughter Vickee Schoenherr (husband Gary) of Portland, two brothers Lawrence Roberts (wife Kay) of Portland and Lowell Roberts of Ft. Worth, Arkansas. One sister Jeanettia Goubeaux (husband Larry) of Witts Springs, Arkansas, Six grandsons and three great grandsons, several nieces and nephews.

Private family services will be held at the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Pastor Dennis Kelly presiding. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

Memorials can be made to State of the Heart Hospice.

Online condolences at www.bairdfreeman.com.