James Earl Roberson

Mr. James Earl "Babe" Roberson, 84, of Union City died Friday, December 30, 2022, at his residence. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 6, 2023, at Rawls Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in East View Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday at Rawls Funeral Home. He was born September 9, 1938, in Union City, Tn. He was the son of the late Preston Robinson Sr and Virginia Brown Robinson. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He worked at Jimmy Deans and Tyson Food for many years. He professed hope in Christ as a child and was united with Mt Zion C.M.E. church. He is survived by his daughter Rachel Ann Pirtle, Grand Rapids Michigan, Son James Harold Pirtle, Stone Mountain Ga, 9 grandchildren, sister Joyce (Willie) Williams, Union City, brother Tim (Gloria) Robinson Benton Harbor Michigan, and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Dorothy Kellie, and Mary Virginia La Rue, and four brothers, Ivory, Preston, Raymond, Donny (Sr.) Robinson. Rawls Funeral Home - Union City 731-885-8110