Ruth Roberts

Ruth Nicholson Roberts WILLIAMSBURG - Ruth Nicholson Roberts, a Norfolk native and Williamsburg resident since 1953, died Sept. 29, 2010 at age 91, following a short illness. She was the founder of Parlett's gift shop, a talented artist and patron of the arts. Mrs. Roberts was a 1938 graduate of Maury High School. Mrs. Roberts was the daughter of the late Thomas H. Nicholson and Ruth Benham Nicholson of Norfolk. She was married for 60 years to William L. Roberts, who died in 2000. She is survived by her three children and their spouses, Jacquelyn Sunderland, Sue and Richard Hill, and Bill and Gale Roberts, all of Williamsburg. Also surviving are her sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Bill Harrison of Lanexa; her brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Geraldine Nicholson of Norfolk; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. There will be a celebration of her life Friday, Oct. 8, at 3 p.m. at Bruton Parish Episcopal Church, Williamsburg, with committal in the churchyard. The family will receive friends in the Parish House following the service.