Thomas Y. Roberson

Thomas Y. Roberson, 91, of Robinson, IL died at 10:55 a.m. on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at the Cotillion Ridge Nursing Home in Robinson. He was born on August 23, 1920 in Pikeville, TN, the son of John Roberson and Anna Swafford Roberson. He was a United States Marine, serving his country in the South Pacific during World War II.Thomas is survived by his wife, Julia Graves Roberson. He is also survived by his two daughters and a son-in-law, Sally & Bayard Alcorn (Raleigh, NC) and Nancy Roberson (Knoxville, TN); his two sons and daughters-in-law, Tom & Mari-Anne Roberson (Jakarta, Indonesia) and Jeff & Monica Roberson (Cincinnati, OH); and his grandchildren: Jessica, Sam, and Jack Alcorn (Raleigh, NC), Chris and Jewel Morrison (Knoxville, TN), Callie and Jackson Minnich (Knoxville, TN), Tom Roberson (New Orleans, LA), Johnny, Ingrid, Annika, and Mia Grace Roberson (Jakarta, Indonesia), Miranda and Celeste Roberson (Cincinnati, OH).A memorial service will be held at a later date in Pikeville, TN. The Goodwine Funeral Home in Robinson, IL is in charge of arrangements.