Jamie Myrtle Roberson

Mrs. Jamie Myrtle Hatcher Roberson, 97, of Mount Airy, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2020, in Mooresville.  She was born March 30, 1923, in Patrick County, VA, the daughter of the late John William and Myrtle Turner Hatcher.  Mrs. Roberson was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, C.B. Roberson; a son-in-law, Bruce Burnette; a sister, Rachel Hatcher Jones; and two brothers, Turner David Hatcher and John Fred Hatcher.  A graduate of Radford University, Mrs. Roberson was a retired elementary school teacher, having taught in Patrick and Surry counties and Mount Airy City Schools.  Mrs. Roberson was a member of Rockford Street United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday school for many years and was a member of the United Methodist Women.  She is survived by a daughter, Karen Roberson Burnette of Mooresville; two granddaughters, Amy Katherine Burnette of Raleigh and Sarah Elizabeth Burnette of Mooresville; a niece, Darlene Hutchins of Lewisville; two great-nieces, Kristin Hutchins of Lewisville and Lindsay Hutchins of Denver, CO; a nephew, William Hatcher of Winston-Salem; and three sisters-in-law, Alese Hill of Johnson City, TN, Betty Mae West of Stuart, VA, and Joann Wood of Martinsville, VA.  The funeral service will be held Saturday, July 11, 2020, at 11:00 AM at Rockford Street United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Phillip Adams and the Rev. Harry Sherrill officiating.  Interment will follow at Skyline Memory Gardens.  The family will receive friends at the church Saturday from 10:00 until 11:00 AM.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Rockford Street United Methodist Church, c/o Anne Wall, 408 Fulton Avenue, Mount Airy, NC  27030; or a charity of the donor's choice.  Moody Funeral Services in Mount Airy is serving the family.