“Uncle” Perry Roberts, a servant in the Lineberger families for three generations, died suddenly Monday night at his home on Lineberger Street from an attack of heart trouble. Uncle Perry was well known about town and during his 75 years of life, set an example for his race in honesty, loyalty, thoroughness, thrift and industry. Wm. Lineberger, president of the Cleveland Bank and Trust co., for whom he had worked for the past 14 years, says Uncle Perry embodied a deep sense of honesty and he would not have felt a bit of uneasiness to leave the bank in his care. For many years Uncle Perry worked on the section force of the Southern railroad. His first connection with the Lineberger family was farm hand for John W. Lineberger, grandfather of Wm., J. D. Lineberger and Mrs. Julius Suttle. Later he farmed for J.D. Lineberger Sr. and remained in his employ until death took away his beloved master. Then he continued in the employ of Wm. Lineberger, not that he was needed so badly but because Mr. Lineberger felt a devotion to and a responsibility for the old darkey. In recent years he has tended the garden and worked about the house on the outside, always caring for his employer’s possessions as scrupulously as he would care for his own.
Uncle Perry was a stickler for work. Rarely was he seen on the streets but could always be found about his daily chores. He was thorough, dependable and faithful all his life, exercising thrift and economy, the result of which he owned his own harm and leaves an estate worth over $5,000. Uncle Perry was twice married, the second time to Mary Pratt, who survives, also five daughters, two of whom live in Reading, Pa. Funeral will be held pending their arrival.
From the front page of The Cleveland Star, Shelby, N.C., July 28, 1926
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