Saturday, October 21, 2017

Gene Roberts

(From Parker Mortuary)

Eugene Victor "Gene" Roberts, age 63, Joplin, passed away on Friday, October 20, 2017 at his home.

Gene was born April 11, 1954 in Kansas City, Missouri, son of the late Eugene Victor Roberts, Sr., and Anna Rose Giunta Roberts Wallace of Claremore, Oklahoma. Gene moved to Labette County, Kansas as a child, and graduated from Labette County High School. He worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad as an engineer for several years before moving to Florida where he was an entrepreneur. He also hosted a talk radio show in Florida. He moved to Joplin in 2004 from Florida.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his stepfather, Carl Wallace.

Survivors include his daughter, Dorothy Dean, and her son Dylan of Jacksonville, Florida; mother, Anna Wallace; brother, Steven Roberts and wife Rebecca all of Claremore, Oklahoma; sister, Renada McCullough of Seattle, Washington.

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