Mary Jim Purvis Roberts, 93, of Ocilla, Georgia, died Sunday, August 14, 2022, at her residence.
Funeral services will be held at 3 PM, Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at the Ocilla Baptist Church in Ocilla, Georgia, with the Rev. Robert Couey, the Rev. Billy Stephens and Hugh Roberts officiating. Interment will follow in the Brushy Creek Cemetery, in Irwin County. The family will receive friends from 1:30 until the service hour in the church sanctuary.
Mrs. Roberts was born January 6, 1929, in Ocilla, Georgia to the late James “Jim” & Mary Elizabeth Brantley Purvis. She was chief clerk for 48 years for Farm Services Agencies and she worked for the Ocilla Gin for 15 years. Mrs. Roberts was a dedicated mother, homemaker and a loving wife. She was a member of the Ocilla Baptist Church where she served as the church clerk, sang in the choir and was a member of the Ladies circle.
She is survived by her two sons: William B. “Bill” Roberts, Jr. of Ocilla and Brent Roberts of Ocilla; two grandchildren: Lyndsay Roberts and Patrick William Roberts, Jr; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law: Troy E. (Wynona) Roberts of Fitzgerald, Hugh W. (Charlotte) Roberts of Ocilla, Cleo Roberts of Ocilla and Margie Horne of Perry. Several nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, W. B. Roberts; three brothers and four sisters.
The family would like to thank the sitters for their time, service and care for Mrs. Mary Jim for the past several months.
The family suggests those desiring to send memorials, may send them to The Ocilla Baptist Church, P O Box 101, Ocilla, Georgia, 31774.