Digital Augusta

Augusta, Kansas

2005-06-20
Collection: 2005

Title

2005-06-20

Subject

Roberts, Allen "Bill"

Roberts, Allen "Bill"

Description

Obituaries published in the Augusta Daily Gazette

Creator

Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas]

Source

Augusta Historical Museum, Augusta, Kansas

http://augustahistoricalsociety.com

Publisher

Augusta Public Library, Augusta, Kansas, USA

Date

2005-06-21

2005-06-22

Rights

In Copyright In Copyright

Published with permission of copyright holder. Further reproduction prohibited.

Format

Clippings

Language

English

Type

application/pdf

Identifier

b10 #60 2005



Citation
Augusta Daily Gazette [Kansas], “2005-06-20,” Digital Augusta, accessed November 22, 2024, https://augusta.digitalsckls.info/item/1552.
Text

Augusta man dies in crash of two trucks

Allen “Bill” Roberts. Augusta, died from injuries suffered in a crash of two trucks at Kansas 254 & Ohio around 3 p.m. Monday.
He was reportedly driving a westbound vehicle which turned left into the path of an eastbound truck on K-254.
Another man and a woman were injured in the traffic accident on K-254, north of Augusta.
Sheriff’s officers received the accident report at 2:40 p.m. Monday.
Investigators say Roberts’ small white Toyota pickup truck was westbound on K-254 when it tried to make a left turn in front of an eastbound GMC pickup pulling a trailer.
A sheriff’s office spokesman said Roberts was following another vehicle through the intersection when the accident occurred.
The injured were taken from the scene by Butler County Emergency Medical Services to area hospitals.
Former Wellington resident Melvin Moehlman of Vermillion was driver of the GMC truck. He and his wife Carol, a passenger in the truck, were taken to St. Francis Regional Medical Center in Wichita for treatment of their injuries. They were held overnight for observation and expected to be released today.
Roberts was transported by EMS to Wesley Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
His funeral arrangements were pending this morning at the Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta.

Allen ‘Bill’ Roberts

Allen “Bill” Roberts, 61, Augusta, unit operator for the Frontier Oil refinery of El Dorado, died on Monday, June 20, 2005.
His funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 24, at Dunsford Funeral Home in Augusta.
Visitation will be possible from 1 to 8 p.m. tomorrow. The family will be present from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 23.
Mr. Roberts was born May 18, 1944 in Carter County, Tenn., the son of William and Nora Roberts.
His survivors include: loving wife, Betty; sons, Daniel K. Roberts (Shannon) and Steve Allen Roberts; daughter, Jean Albright, all of Augusta; brother, Alvin Roberts (Pat) of Spring Grove, ILL.; sisters, Glenna Cline (Doug) of Johnson City, Tenn., Lora Bishop (Bob) of Johnson City, Tenn.; sister-in-law, Joyce Roberts of Abbeville, S.C.; grandchildren, Ryan Albright, Brayden Roberts, Michael Albright, Emma Roberts, and Tyler Feller.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements are under the direction of Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta.
Daniel K. Roberts (Shannon) and Steve Allen Roberts; daughter, Jean Albright, all of Augusta; brother, Alvin Roberts (Pat) of Spring Grove, ILL.; sisters, Glenna Cline (Doug) of Johnson City, Tenn., Lora Bishop (Bob) of Johnson City, Tenn.; sister-in-law, Joyce Roberts of Abbeville, S.C.; grandchildren, Ryan Albright, Brayden Roberts, Michael Albright, Emma Roberts, and Tyler Feller.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements are under the direction of Dunsford Funeral Home of Augusta.

Original Format

Newspaper clippings affixed to loose-leaf notebook page