Mrs. Margaret P. Roberts, age 76, a resident of Carrollton Nursing & Rehab, formerly of Bowdon, Ga., passed away Saturday, November 07, 2009. She was born March 30, 1933, in Shelby County, Alabama, the daughter of the late Rubin Pardue and Lena Sullivan Pardue. Mrs. Roberts was a retired seamstress having worked for the Sewell Manufacturing Company and was a Holiness by faith. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband to whom she was married 57 years, Jessie Edward Roberts; sisters, Anna Belle Gallups, Odessa Kirkland, Hazel Longshore and Mary Riddle; brothers, Tommy Pardue, Riley Pardue, Charlie Pardue and Cecil Pardue; a granddaughter, Brandi Pinson. Survivors include her children and their spouses, John Roberts of Ranburne, AL., Kenneth & Tracey Roberts of Carrollton and Greg & Christine Roberts of Douglasville; grandchildren, Lauren & Tyler Snead and Zachary Roberts; also special family friends, Joyce, Jeff and Chad Morris and families and several special nieces and nephews from Alabama. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 2 PM from Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with Rev. Sammy Blakely, Mr. Jeff Morris and Rev. Mark Willingham officiating. The following will serve as pallbearers, Zachary Roberts, Gene Longshore, Steve Norton, Jeff Morris, Chad Morris, Josh Williams and Tyler Snead. Honorary pallbearers will be Kenneth Brooks, James Singleton, Carrollton Nursing & Rehab staff and Asera Care Hopice. Interment will follow in Community Memorial Gardens with Rev. Michael Gilreath officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday, November 9, 2009 from 3 PM until 5 PM and 6 PM until 8 PM. Messages of condolences may be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com. Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel of Carrollton has charge of the arrangements.