WILLIAM TUDOR ROBERTS. GRANVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEW YORK.
Funeral services for William Tudor Roberts, 56, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Episcopal Church, Rev. Henry Hogg officiating. Burial will be in Mettowee Valley Cemetery.Mr. Roberts died early Saturday morning at the Albany City Hospital after a short illness.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Richard T. and William J. Roberts; a daughter, Mrs. Lowell Lewis of Fair Haven, Vermont and two grandchildren.
Rutland Daily Herald ~ September 3rd, 1935.
WILLIAM TUDOR ROBERTS. GRANVILLE, WASHINGTON COUNTY, NEW YORK.
The death of William Tudor Roberts of Granville, occurred Saturday morning at 7:30 o'clock in the Albany hospital from a malignant growth. He was entered there for observation August 27th, after an illness of several weeks at his home, following poor health for more than a year.He was born March 31st, 1879 in Festiniog, North Wales, where he attended the schools and specialized in music. June 1st, 1897, he was united in marriage with Miss Ellen Owen of Festiniog. Four children were born to them, one son dying in Wales when 17 months old. He came from Wales to Granville June 1908, his family coming six months later and arriving on Christmas day, where they found Mr. Roberts singing in the Eisteddfod. He then won first prize in the challenge solo, first in baritone and the male chorus of which he was a member. Mr. Roberts became leader of several different choirs in Granville and Utica and for twenty-five years was director of Trinity Episcopal choir.
He will be greatly missed in the church and musical circles, he having always been liberal in assisting the various church choirs on any special occassion. He was a kind and thoughtful man, devoted to his family, loyal to his friends. By occupation he was a slate maker.
He is survived by his wife, two sons, Richard Tudor Roberts and William Tudor Roberts Jr., of Granville; a daughter, Mrs. Lowell Lewis of Fair Haven; two grandchildren, Pearl E. Roberts and Richard Tudor Roberts Jr.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon from the Episcopal church, following a prayer service at the home. The church was filled with mourning relatives and friends. Rev. Father Henry Hogg, officiated, assisted by the former rector, Rev. Father H. P. Kaulfuss of Whitehall. The music included softly played organ selections by Miss Grace Hird. The opening hymn by the augmented Trinity choir was "Lead Kindly Light," sung to the music of the Welsh hymn, "Candon." The male choir of sixteen voices, who had formerly sung with Mr. Roberts, softly and effectively such "Shall We Meet Beyond the River." The closing hymn was "Now the :abourer's Task is O'er," As the casket was being removed from the church the choir sung "Nune Dimittis," the organist played "March from Saul," by Handel.
The vacant seat of the choir leader was marked by a basket of beautiful flowers.
The bearers were S. E. Everts, Dr. A. G. Barrett, Evan Morris, William Jones, William G. Roberts and Thomas Evans. Pall bearers were Edward Jones, John Dunn, William Ellis, Edward Owen, Robert Williams and Richard Parry. Burial was in Mettowee Valley Cemetery. Rev. Fathers Hogg and Kaulfuss had charge of the commital services. A most impressive closing of the commital service was the singing by the augmented choir of the Welsh hymn "Babel." The grave was marked by a profusion of beautiful flowers. Friends from out of town at the services were from Utica, Boston, Fort Edward, Albany and Fair Haven.