Virgial Joyce Shepperd Roberts

Virgial Joyce Roberts, 73 of Clarksville, passed away on Wednesday September 26, 2018, in Alive Hospice, Nashville. She was born September 2, 1945, the daughter of the late John Wesley Shepperd Sr. and Floyd Simpson Sheppard, in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Virgial served her country for seven years in the U.S. Army where she served as a Chaplain Assistant. Following her time in the military she received her Associates Degree from Austin Peay University. She had been employed with Austin Peay in the campus police department as well as in Records and Registration. She also was the owner and operator of V J’s Home Cooking in Clarksville. She was a member of the Baptist Church and she enjoyed visiting churches with her husband.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brothers, John Shepperd Jr., Fred Shepperd, and Thomas Shepperd, and sisters, Ruby Crump, Elsie Hayes, and Willanette Edwards. She is survived by her husband of forty-five years Edward Roberts CSM(R), of Clarksville; son, Robert Clifton Godbolt Jr. (Ginger), of Dickson, TN; daughter, Pamela Godbolt, of Nashville, TN; granddaughter, Mia Anderson (Brandon); great-granddaughter, Mackenzie Anderson; brother, Orrin Shepperd (Norma), of Newport News, VA; sisters, Julia McClester, of Hinesville, GA and Patricia Brown, of Hampton, VA; and a host of other relatives and friends.

A memorial service with military honors for Virgial will be conducted 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 6, 2018, in Whiting’s Chapel. Family and friends will assemble by 2:30 p.m. at the chapel.

Professional services in Williamsburg provided by Whiting’s Funeral Home, 7005 Pocahontas Trail, Williamsburg, VA 23185. Phone 757-229-3011. whitingsfuneralhome.com. Arrangements in Clarksville are under the care of Gateway Funeral Home and Cremation Center 335 Franklin Street Clarksville, TN 37040. Phone 931-919-2600. Online condolences may be made by going to whitingsfuneralhome.com or gatewayfh.com