Obituary

Jeffrey Frank "Redneck" Roberts

December 4, 1963 - January 6, 2025

Jeffrey Frank "Redneck" Roberts, age 61, was born December 4, 1963 in New Orleans to Pete and Grace Roberts and passed away Monday night January 6, 2025 at St. Tammany Parish Hospital. He grew up on a dairy farm, milking cows and farming. Growing up on a farm he grew to love tractors. Jeff loved to ride motorcycles and got several broken bones as a result. He later belonged to a bike group, Brother 2 Brother, where he and other members did lots of charity work and helped many people in the community that were in need. Jeff and Vicky were married in 1983 and made a good life with their two daughters Shanna and Jessica. He made a career early in life as a truck driver, where he soon became known as “Redneck” to many good friends. Nobody could back up a big truck quite as good as him. Once his grandkids came, they were his life. Jeff loved to pick and get them stirred up over anything. Most of all he loved to spend time with his family and friends. He loved cook outs and talking about all the good times with cousins, aunts, uncles and old friends. He never met a stranger and would talk to anyone.

Prayer for a Truck Driver: “Down all the highways that you travel, blacktop, stone or even gravel, on every journey through and through, may God’s Angels ride with you.”

Survived by: Wife of 41 years: Vicky Roberts of Mt. Hermon; 2 Daughters and Sons in law: Alyne Shanna and Mark Mier, Jr., Jessica Roberts and Steven Davis all of Mt. Hermon; 4 Grandchildren: Camran Alexis Guyn and Alex Wall, Brianna Elizabeth Ballard and her daughter Amelia Grace, Joshua Slade Mier, Jagger Gray Davis; Mother: Grace Roberts of Mt. Hermon; Brother and Sister in law: Benton Wayne and Madeline Roberts of Progress, MS; Sister and Brother in law: Marsha and Ronnie Sims of Tylertown, MS; Sisters in law and a Brother in law: Rosa Morgan, Billy and Maria Yates; 8 nieces, nephews and their families

He was preceded in death by his grandson Dalton Blake Guyn, father Benton “Pete” Roberts, brother Roy Roberts, brothers in law Johnny Morgan, Martin Bowman, Jr. and his grandparents.

Visitation will be at Crain Funeral Home Friday January 10th from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm and after 9:00 am on Saturday. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home chapel at 10:30 am Saturday with Rev. Billy Morgan and Rev. Otha Schilling officiating. Burial will follow in the Roberts Cemetery near Progress, MS and everyone is invited to join the family at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church for a meal after the graveside services Saturday.

The family would like to thank his home health nurse Anita for taking such good care of him the past year.

Pallbearers: Grayson Painter, Chad Barron, Derek Gaines, Jeremy Wheeler, Cole Schilling, James Sims

Honorary Pallbearers: Benton Roberts, Jesse Sims, Max Stinson, Troy Barber, Ricky “Cowboy” Smith, David Phillips