David Briant Roberts passed away on July 21, 2010, surrounded by his family at Carillon Assisted Living of Hillsborough. He is survived by his wife, Louise Ray Roberts, and son, Tommy Ray Roberts, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, as well as nieces and nephews.
David was preceded in death by his parents, Ida Thomas Jordan Roberts and David Thomas Roberts, his infant daughter, Nancy Ray Roberts, his sisters Charlie Frances Terrell and Mary Thomas Truesdale, and a brother, Wesley Roberts.Â
David retired from the Town of Chapel Hill after many years of serving as the town clerk and tax collector. He was also a WWII veteran and a member of Orange United Methodist Church.
A funeral service was held on Saturday, July 24th, 2010 at Orange United Methodist Church with Rev. Ken Hall Jr. officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in his memory may be made to Hospice of Alamance, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215 or to Orange United Methodist Church, 1220 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC 27514.