Funeral Services for Mr. Glen C. Roberts Jr, age 80 of Hanceville, will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at Bowman’s Chapel Methodist Church in Crane Hill at 2 p.m. with Pastor W. Thurmond Cleckler officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. He will lie in state at the church from 1 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m.
Mr. Roberts passed away on Tuesday, Jul 23, 2024 at his daughter’s home in Clanton. He was born in Ensley, near Birmingham, and was a graduate of Ensley High School. After high school, he worked for Cowan Construction, and was considered the go-to guy on the job. He then worked for the Jim Walter’s #5 Coal Mine in Brookwood near Tuscaloosa for collectively 25 years. Lastly, he went to nursing school and worked as a RN. Glen worked at UAB Hospital in the Neuro Intensive care unit, as well as a Hospice Nurse for nearly 17 years. He met his wife Rachel in the early 90’s, and after he retired, they moved to Smith Lake. For the next 15 years, they hosted numerous family gatherings and Christmas Get Togethers. One of Glen’s favorite activities was taking his family and friends out on the lake in his speedboat. He loved to take his grandkids tubing, often doing his best to throw them off. He was a pretty savvy billiards player, and enjoyed antiquing with his wife, and having a cold glass of mountain dew. Glen was Auburn football fan, and was a loving husband, father, and Paw Paw.
Mr. Roberts is survived by his wife of 22 years, Rachel Parker Roberts of Hanceville; his children: David Glen Roberts (Nadine) of Arlington Heights, Illinois, Dana Cleckler (Arnold) of Clanton, and Jennifer Click (Dale) of Collinsville; Rachel’s Children: Debbie Freeman (Charles) of Crane Hill and Lynn Benefield (David) of Lineville; 11 grandchildren: Kara Carr (Jackson), Allison Schwartz (Mike), Scotty Click (Bridget), Lawson Benefield (Katie), Emily Click (Dustin), Mady Roberts (Christina Bowley), Catherine Cleckler (Fiancé Jared Thornton), Brady Click, Evelyn, Elizabeth, and Noah Cleckler; 6 great-grandchildren: Ian Click, Taylor Schwartz, Gene Carr, Carlee Click, Avery Kate Benefield, and Harvey Carr; one sister, Ann O’Reardon (Daniel), plus other extended family.
He was preceded in death by his parents: Glen C. Roberts Sr. and Mary Belle Riser Roberts.
Active Pallbearers will be Arnold Cleckler, David Benefield, Charles Freeman, Scotty Click, Lawson Benefield, Brady Click, Noah Cleckler, and Jackson Carr.
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Benefield Funeral Home in Lineville is in charge of arrangements.
