Mr. Larry Roberts

Former Calloway County Sheriff, Larry Roberts, age 73, died May 8, 2025, of natural causes at the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House in Murray. Larry served as Sheriff from January 2003 until January 2007. Prior to his election as Sheriff, he had worked as both a Calloway County Sheriff’s deputy and a Deputy Sheriff Sergeant between 1984 and 2003.

Larry was a 1969 graduate of Calloway County High School and attended Murray State University. He then served for 6 years in the United States Army Reserve where he trained to be a Medic/Health Care Specialist. Other employment included General Tire in Mayfield and the Calloway County Road Department.

Larry was a member of Temple Hill Masonic Lodge #276 F. & A.M. for 51 years and served as Master of the Lodge in 1978, 1979, and 1993. Larry was also an active member of Temple Hill Community Church and served as a trustee of the Temple Hill Cemetery.

Larry is survived by his wife of 54 years, Donna Galloway Roberts and one daughter, Kimberly Roberts and wife, Erin Saluta of Palm Desert, California, one sister, Marsha Roberts Tucker and her husband, Charles D. Tucker, MD and one nephew, Barkley C. Tucker, of Murray.

Larry is preceded in death by one son, David Wayne Roberts, age 6, one sister, Naomi Ruth Roberts, age 3, his parents, Darwin L Roberts and Ruth M Roberts, maternal Grandparents, Clyde F. McDaniel, and Grace Harrison McDaniel, and Paternal Grandparents Henry and Elsie Roberts.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Bro. Kendrick Lewis and Bro. Don Gabbard and Terry Boggess will officiate, and burial will follow in the Temple Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Service.

Members of Temple Hill Masonic Lodge will serve as Pallbearers. Honorary Pallbearers are longtime friends of Larry: Danny Galloway, Sam Barnett, Steve Grogan, Stanley Scott, Chris Scott and Dennis McDaniel and Wade Herndon.

Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Temple Hill Cemetery Fund% Warren Hopkins Law Office, 405B Maple Street, Murray, Kentucky 42071.

Online condolences can be made at www.jhchurchill.com

J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services is in charge of arrangements.