Rodney Duane ROBERSON

Anaheim, CA resident and Cleveland, OH native Rodney Duane Roberson, age 47, was born June 2, 1959 and died October 2, 2006 at his residence.  A claims manager for Circle Allied Moving and Storage Company, a veteran of the United States Coast Guard and a member of the Grace Baptist Church in Cypress, CA, he was the son of Bettye Roberson Simpson of McMinnville and the late Willie Anderson Hall.  He was married to Rose Marie Alvarado Roberson of Cypress, CA.  In addition to his mother and wife, he is survived by one son, Christopher Roberson and daughter, Nichole Roberson both of Cypress, CA;  six sisters and brothers-in-law, Panita and Dionosio Hernandez, Darrah and Nathan Walters and Chanell Smith all of McMinnville, Laquitta Barnes, Marketta Brown of Texas and Delia Lee;  four brothers and sister-in-law, Randy Roberson of McMinnville, Jerry and Bertha Simpson, Jr. of Nashville, TN, Willie Hall and Spencer Hall;  paternal grandmother, Charlotte Leach of Cleveland, OH and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.  Funeral service was held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, October 15, 2006 at Covenant Fellowship Church with Dean Northcutt officiating.  Burial followed in the Riverside Cemetery with full military honors administered by the VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173.