Dr. Ben Roberson

Obituary: BEN B. ROBERSON Age 87, of Rancho Mirage, CA, passed away on October 23, 2009, in Palm Springs, CA. He was born April 29, 1922, to Alexander Roberson and Florence Gregory, in Lemoore, CA. He married Shirley Mc Cumber [former United States Congresswoman Shirley Neil Pettis] on February 6, 1988, in Los Angeles, CA. He was a medical doctor for 40 years, 20 years in General Practice in Lake County, CA and 20 years in Anesthesiology at Loma Linda University....
Full obituary (by San Gabriel Valley Tribune, October 30, 2009, cited by Legacy.com) accessed February 7, 2025.

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Reference: The obituary of Shirley Neil Pettis, former US Congresswoman, mentioned, among others, her husband Dr. Ben Roberson, who died in 2009. Full obituary (by Susan Onuma, published on website of Loma Linda University, January 5, 2017) accessed February 7, 2025.

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United States, Census, 1930, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCF8-YR2 : Fri Jan 17 19:24:15 UTC 2025), Entry for Alexander G Roberson and Flossie M Roberson, 1930.

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California, County Marriages, 1849-1957, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K829-6B3 : Fri Mar 08 20:02:12 UTC 2024), Entry for Beverly Bud Roberson and Eleanor June Gourly, 26 June 1949.