Bennie Ray Roberts, 72

August 26, 1951 – November 9, 2023

Bennie Ray Roberts, 72, passed away on November 9, 2023 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born August 26, 1951, in New Albany, MS to Ethrel and Carolyn Roberts.
He was a 1969 graduate of East Union Attendance Center. He played baseball at NEMCC and the University of West Georgia.
He worked for over twenty years for the United States Postal Service as the Rural Mail Carrier for Route 3, Blue Springs. He was an avid hunter and fisherman who loved his family, farming, and East Union Sports. He was a member of Ellistown Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Gary Roberts.
Survivors include his twin sister, Linda May Roberts; sister-in-law, Jean Roberts; two nephews, Kevin Roberts (Bebe), Marty Roberts (Michelle); two nieces, Lacretia Wilkinson (Rusty), Leslie Hatcher (Tim); six great-nephews, Hunter Hatcher (Madeline), Zane Wilkinson (Maggie), Joel Wilkinson, Heath Wilkinson, Kye Roberts, Josh Whitenton; six great-nieces, Natalie Hatcher, Caroline Wilkinson, Bella Roberts, Lauren Jane Hutcheson (Ethan), Eliza Whitenton, Sadie Roberts; one great-niece, Mallie Hatcher.
Services will be at Ellistown Baptist Church Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 4 o’clock with Brother Mike Powell officiating. Visitation will begin at 2 o’clock until service time. Burial will be in Ellistown Cemetery.
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