This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WHL44 Surnames: ROBERTS, NICHOLS, ANDREE, LEPPARD, YATES, VANDERSALM, APKARIAN, HALLADAY, HAMMAN Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22547/mb.ashx Message Board Post: ROBERTS, Millard Smith "Bob" Age 99 Of Kentwood, MI Formerly of Kalamazoo Passed away Thursday, March 13, 2008 in Kentwood, MI. Millard was born in Schoolcraft, son of Gertrude Lucina Nichols Roberts and Smith Minor Roberts. Since early January he had been looking forward to his 100th birthday on April 24. He was born in his family home which today is still occupied by his family members and has been a Centennial Farm since 1938. Millard attended Michigan State University, transferring to the University of Michigan and then the University of Michigan Medical School from which he graduated in 1936. There he had met Helen Andree, his wife to be and a student at U of M, whom he married in 1935. Upon completion of his internship at U of M he became a general practitioner in Fennville, MI. He then went on to specialize in general surgery and completed his residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago in 1945. Later he and his family moved from South Haven to Kalamazoo where they resided for many years. Millard lost his wife in 1967 to an auto accident ! and a few years later married former friend and high school classmate, Edna (Leppard) Yates of Vicksburg who predeceased him after over 25 years of marriage. He was also preceded in death by his grandson, Matthew Smith VanderSalm of Richland. Surviving are his children, Mary (Arthur) Apkarian of Grand Rapids, George (Heidi) Roberts of Grand Rapids and Cathryn (John) VanderSalm of Richland; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Also surviving are stepchildren, Jim (Linda) Yates of Knoxville, TN and Susan (Lee) Halladay of Vicksburg, and their children and grandchildren. Millard had three first cousins who were close to him; William (Sheila) Nichols, Beverly (Dave) Hamman and Robert (Rachel) Nichols. Millard had been a member of The Kalamazoo Academy of Medicine and the American College of Surgeons. Memorials may be made to the Vicksburg First United Methodist Church, 217 S. Main St., Vicksburg, MI. 49097. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 3/22/2008. (Posted by a VOLUNTEER-NO family connection) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.