Roberts, Phillip Washington, 52, died at his home, R.F.D. No. 1, Hixson, Tenn., at 7 o’clock Tuesday night. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of VFW post No. 1289, Chattanooga. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Nannie Smith Roberts; one daughter, Mrs. Edna Ruth Hamil, Hixson, two sons, Paul Roberts, Hixson and Harry R. Roberts, Richmond, Calif; three sisters, Mrs. Freely Varner, Hixson, Mrs. W. A. Gann, Red Bank and Mrs. Earl Cox, Spring City, Tenn.; four brothers, Sam Clark Roberts, Hixson, Macon Cecil Roberts, Red Bank, three grandchildren, Miss Nancy Ann Roberts and Jack Hamil, Hixson and Miss Rita Layne Roberts, Richmond, Calif. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 o’clock Thursday morning at the Middle Valley Baptist Church. Rev Joe Dick McRee, Rev. Jack Thomson and Rev. Joseph  B____ officiating; pallbearers will be nephews, Reed Roberts, Jim Varner, Bill Varner, Cox Varner, John Varner, Robert Varner and Warren Varner, Honorary; J. T. Kirby, John Varner, Albert Penney, Clint Davidson, Harry Hixson, LeRoy Didridge, J.S. Painter, George Hensley, Dailey Jackson, Andrew Dickerson, Willie Grant, Ben Millsaps and Fred Ganns. The body is at the home. Arrangements are by J. Avery Bryan Company.