Mr. Maurice A. Roberts Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Public Viewing for Mr. Maurice A. Roberts will be Monday, April 13, 2020 from Noon till 5:00 P.M. at A. A. Dicks Funeral Home Sullivan Chapel, located 2548 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201. Graveside Services will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at The Promised Land Cemetery, located 1740 Cushman Drive, Columbia, SC 29204. Maurice A. Roberts, was born October 16, 1963 in Allendale, South Carolina to his mother and father, the late Jessie Lee and Elizabeth Patterson Roberts. He departed this earthly life to be with the Lord, on April 2, 2020. Maurice matriculated the public schools of Richland County, South Carolina, making many friends along the way. Maurice was a faithful and reliable member of Saint Progressive Holiness Church. His church family loved him dearly. Maurice was a master handyman—he could practically fix anything from a car to a roof on a home or building. He was a skilled and self-employed roofer and mechanic. Maurice was a driven man and was committed to do whatever he could to get the job done. Despite his sickness, ailing body, his cane, crutches, and even his wheelchair—he still managed to help those in need. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Eddie Roberts. To know Maurice is to love him. His life will be honored and cherished forever. Those left to cherish his memories are: his wife, who loved him dearly, Vanessa Dixon Roberts, Columbia, SC; two sons, Maurice Robert, Jr. and Montanna Johnson, both of Columbia, SC; two sisters, Minister Andrea Oree and Samatha Roberts, both of Columbia, SC; his brothers, Eric Patterson, Boston, MA, Gregory (Shirley) Roberts and Jessie (Janetta) Roberts, both of Columbia, SC; and a host of aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, and many caring friends, all of whom will miss him dearly. Please leave the family your condolences and prayers. The Roberts family, acknowledges with grateful appreciation, all of your kind expressions of love and sympathy. Thank you for helping us care for our families. A. A. Dicks, Sr. and Staff.

Mr. Maurice A. Roberts

October 16, 1963 - April 2, 2020