Mr. James "Sonny" Roberson

May 13, 1935 - May 26, 2018

Mr. James Bernard “Sonny” Roberson, age 83 of Rockmart passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018. Mr. Roberson was born May 13, 1935 in Rockmart, son of the late Willie Roberson and the late Daisy White McCollum and his late step-father, Leroy McCollum. He was a graduate of Berry High School and a member of the Holly Springs Baptist Church. Mr. Roberson was a working man having been in the construction industry, specializing in grading and hauling. He loved tractors and working in the dirt and enjoyed hunting and fishing. Mr. Roberson was preceded in death by a daughter, Amelia Jean Hester. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Ratteree Roberson of Rockmart to whom he was married October 23, 1970; daughter, Cecelia “Sissy” Roberson Daniel of Yorkville; granddaughter, Constance Taylor; two grandsons, Dreagon Gilley and Dylan Daniel; and one great-grandchild. Funeral services for Mr. Roberson will be held on Monday, May 28, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Freeman Harris Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Tibbitts and Rev. Jimmy Cason officiating. Interment services will follow in the family lot of Dallas Memory Gardens. Serving as pallbearers: Eddie Dunn, Rob Hayden, Joe Tipton, Clinton Yarbrough, Joel Hicks, Bobby Cason, Mark Forsyth and Bruce Fennell. Honorary pallbearer will be Carl Morris. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday evening, May 27, 2018 between the hours of 5:00 and 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made in memory of Mr. Roberson to the Yorkville Baptist Cemetery Association, Inc., c/o Gail Jones Chandler, 2298 Cole Lake Rd., Dallas GA 30157. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral services for Mr. James Bernard “Sonny” Roberson.