Margaret Elaine (Thompson) Roberts

Ms. Margaret Elaine (Thompson) Roberts, age 92, of Vass, NC, transitioned to eternal rest on Friday, October 10, 2025, at her residence.

The Obituary

Margaret Elaine Thompson Roberts of Vass, NC was born on February 28, 1933, in Moore County, NC to the late George Ralph and Cora Jane Thompson.

She graduated from Pickney High School in 1951. Margaret later relocated to Queens, New York. During her time there, she worked as the housekeeper for Dr. Elizabeth Hymen for forty years. While in New York she was a faithful member of the Morris Brown AME Church, where she worked effortlessly on various committees. Upon returning to North Carolina, she joined Frye’s Chapel FWB Church and attended there until her health declined.

Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Roberts; two sons, Arthur Frye and Arnold Frye; five brothers, Frank, Luke, James, George, and Clyde; two sisters, Janie Lee and Sadie.

Margaret leaves to cherish one daughter, Margaret Peterson (Conrad) of the home; one son, Thomas Alexander Frye (Mary) of Chesapeake, VA; nine grandchildren: Lashan, Stevie, Tonya, Stuart (Deidre), Derek (Sakeena), Monique, Stanley (Misty), Alan, and Thomas III (Juanita); twenty-four great grands; thirty-nine great-great grands, two daughters-in-law, Patricia Frye and Marlene Frye; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends

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