| Home Surname List Name Index Sources GEDCOM File Email Us | Sixteenth Generation10021. David Lawrence Roberts was born on 15 September 1935 in Mesa, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA. He appeared in the census in 1940 in Mesa, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA. He died on 12 October 2016 at the age of 81. David was buried in City of Mesa Cmtry., Mesa, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA. Find A Grave Memorial# 171515212 David married Junith Dawn Hancock June 17, 1955, in the Mesa Arizona Temple. He graduated MHS in 1953, received a Bachelor of Science degree (with distinction) in Accounting from ASU in 1960, was a CPA, and received a Doctorate of Law degree from U of A in February 1961, graduating top in his class. He practiced law with Johnson, Shelley & Roberts for 20 years, was Mesa Assistant City Attorney for 19 years, President of Mesa Kiwanis Club, and served as Maricopa County Superior Court Judge for 20 years. He was an accomplished dancer, pianist and gardener, and was well known for his “Mr. Rogers” impersonations Family and Church service were his life. He was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had a strong testimony of the Gospel and served as President of the Mesa North Stake for 9 years. David served a 2-year mission in the Northwestern States and served with his wife Junith as full-time missionaries in Albania. They both served together at the Mesa Regional Family History Center, and later served together as Area Family History Advisors. David also served in the Mesa Temple as an ordinance worker and sealer. David is preceded in death by his parents and two grandsons. He is survived by his wife Junith of 61 years; 10 children, Linda Kennedy (Terry), Barbara Porter (Ryan), Donna Millett (David), Douglas Roberts (Pam), Brenda Hatch (Joe), Russell Roberts (Teresa), Stanley Roberts (Crissie), Daniel Roberts (Susanne), Sharla Jordan (John), Spencer Roberts (Brandy); 45 grandchildren; and 29+ great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brothers, Howard Jr. and Stephen, and his sisters, Anne Berryman, Jane Millett and Kristen Rogers. David Lawrence Roberts and Junith Dawn Hancock were married on 17 June 1955 in Mesa Arizona Temple, Mesa, Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA. Junith Dawn Hancock (private). David Lawrence Roberts and Junith Dawn Hancock had the following children:
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