Willie Roberts, 69, a McMinnville resident and Grundy County native, was born June 2, 1947 and died March 15 in Saint Thomas River Park Hospital following an extended illness. He was a retired field manager for Harold Hillis Nursery, member of the Pentecostal Church and son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Anna Lee King Roberts. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brother Glen Edward Roberts; and sister Sylvia Jean Panter.