St. Clair County Obits

AGNES BROWN ROBERTSON

Clinton Daily Democrat
23 December 2004
Agnes Robertson, 91, formerly of Folsom, California, died at Sunrise Healthcare Center in Roseville, California, Monday, December 20, 2004. Agnes was born in Deepwater November 17, 1913, the firstborn child of Walter E. Brown and Leah (Carder) Brown. On February 2, 1932, in Osceola, she was united in marriage to William George Robertson of Clinton. They celebrated over 70 years of marriage until his death July 27, 2002. Other family members preceding her in death were her parents; one brother Neal Brown; three sisters, Lovell and Ivonne Brown and Opal (Brown) DeLozier. In 1937, along with her husband and daughter Margaret, and her aunt and uncle and cousin, they migrated to California in an old 1928 Chevrolet truck covered over with canvas and metal, "Grapes of Wrath"-style as she always related when talking of their trip out west. They arrived in Lincoln, California after 10 days traveling. They remained in Lincoln until 1945, then moved to southern California where Bill found better employment. After his retirement in 1969 they moved back to northern California where they remained the rest of their lifetime. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and James R. Carpenter of San Jose, California; one son Robert G. Robertson and wife Cheryl, Camino, California; one sister Nona Mae Lambert of Pasadena, California, and one brother Walter L. Brown of Deepwater. She also leaves five grandsons, Steve Carpenter and wife Deanna, Auburn, California, Gary Carpenter and wife Kelly, also of Auburn, California, Dale Carpenter and wife Nancy, San Jose, California, Dan Carpenter, also of San Jose, and Will Robertson of Chesapeake, Virginia; 10 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren; two nephews, Ted DeLozier of Brunswick and Ronnie Dines of Sheldon; five nieces, Betty (DeLozier) Hafner of Ocala, Florida, Linda (Lambert) Jenkins, Mesa, Arizona, Karen (Lambert) Rentz, Henderson, Nevada, Leah (Lambert) Dean, Phoenix, Arizona, and Sandra (Lambert) Shaalan, Walnut, California. She is also survived by her husband's nieces and nephews who she loved as her own, Dale and Mary Batschelett, Betty J. Braun, Darlene and Shelby Woods, all of Clinton. Graveside services were conducted at the Lincoln Cemetery in Lincoln, California, Thursday, December 23, at 11 a.m. with Rev. McGowan officiating. Services were entrusted to Lassila Funeral Chapel of Lincoln, California.