Mrs. Idell Roberts was born November 13, 1933 to the late Mr. Felix and Mrs. Lily Mae Rhynes in Tattnall County. She attended Tattnall County public schools. At an early age, Idell accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior and became a member of Mount Moriah Baptist Church Manassas Georgia.
On November 18, 1957, Idell was joined in Holy Matrimony to Mr. Paul Roberts Jr. in Miami Florida. Idell was employed at Jackson Memorial Hospital. She worked at the hospital for twenty years prior to her retirement. While working there, Idell made many friends and developed a close network of Christian brothers and sisters. Together, she and her colleagues experienced several encounters with the power of God.
A move for Paul and Idell to Jacksonville, Florida led them to join Westside Church of Christ and later West Jacksonville Baptist Church. Idell was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Roberts Jr.
She leaves the following loved ones to cherish her memory: three children: Noel Mobley, Paul Roberts III, and Arnold (Tarnesha) Roberts; five grandchildren: Lakenya Mobley, Kewan James, Todd Fulton, Faith Roberts and Jeremiah Roberts; three great-grandchildren: Eric Marshall, David Nixon and Emmanuel Nixon: one sister, Willie Rose Mack; two brothers: Larry Rhynes and Ralph Rhynes; and a host of loving and caring nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.