Mary Etta Roberson

Mrs. Mary Etta Whit-
field Ayers Roberson, age
95, of Toccoa, passed away
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at
New Horizons in Demor-
est, Ga.
Born Oct. 17, 1930, in
Anderson, S.C., she was
the daughter of the late
William Edgar and
Blanche Whitlow Whit-
field.
Mrs. Roberson retired
from Coats and Clark with
47 years of service, and
then went on to work at
Toccoa Falls College and
later Big A Elementary
School. She was a member
of the First Baptist Church
of Toccoa.
Family members in-
clude her daughter, Nancy
Ayers Addison, of Rich-
mond Hill, Ga.; grandchil-
dren, Drew Addison
(Shanna), of Madison, Ga.,
Trip Addison (Ashley), of
Richmond Hill, Ga., and
Lindsay Addison French
(Aaron), of Cumming, Ga.;
great-grandchildren, Caro-
line Addison, Drake Addi-
son, Elizabeth Addison,
George Addison, Caleb
French and Morgan
French; sisters, Willie Jo
Meeks, Patsy Hicks (Nick),
and Faye Herron; brother,
Tommy Whitfield (Syble);
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
In addition to her par-
ents, she was preceded in
death by her husbands,
Dennis Marvin Ayers and
Ed Roberson; brothers,
Herbert Whitfield, Hubert
Whitfield, Homer Whit-
field, Jack Whitfield, Al-
mon Whitfield and Bobby
Whitfield; and sister, Mil-
dred Whitfield Garrett
Sosby.
The family received
friends at the mortuary
from 12 p.m. until the ser-
vice time Saturday, Dec. 6,
2025.
Funeral services were
held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 6, 2025, from the
Chapel of Whitlock Mortu-
ary with the Rev. Brett
Sanders officiating.
Burial followed at
Stephens Memorial Gar-
dens.
The following gentle-
men served as pallbearers:
Tim Hicks, Hal Herron,
Chuck Whitfield, Brad
Whitfield, Wes Whitfield
and Baylor Whitfield.
Flowers are welcomed,
or memorial donations
may be made to the First
Baptist Church of Toccoa,
475 E. Tugalo Street, Toc-
coa, Georgia 30577.
The family wishes to
thank the staff at The
Clary Care Center, New
Horizons, and Amedisys
Hospice Care for the lov-
ing care they gave to Mrs.
Roberson.
Please keep the family
in your thoughts and
prayers and sign the on-
line guestbook at
www.whitlockmortu-
ary.net.
Whitlock Mortuary, Fu-
nerals and Cremations is
honored to be serving the
family of Mrs. Mary Etta
Whitfield Ayers Roberson.