John CUrtis Roberts

Background

Roberts, John CUrtis was born on June 30, 1895 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Eugene Curtis and Mary Louise (Sykes) Roberts.

Education

Doctor of Laws, Belmont Abbey College, 1964.

Career

Chairman, Textiles, Inc., Gastonia, North Carolina, from 1952; Chairman, Threads, Inc., Gastonia secretary-treasurer Commercial Resl Estate & Investment Company vice president, Wix Corporation.

Achievements

• John Curtis Roberts has been listed as a noteworthy Textile company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Treasurer, trustee Gaston Memorial Hospital, Inc., 1946-1957. Chairman of the Board trustee Sims Legion Park, 1947-1956. Second lieutenant infantry, United States Army, World War I. Member National Association of Manufacturers, North Carolina Traffic League (president), North Carolina Textile Manufacturers Association (president), Gastonia Chamber of Commerce (past president), Combed Yarn Spinners Association (past president), American Cotton Manufacturers Institute, Cotton Textile Institute (past board directors), American Legion, Masons, Shriners, Elks, Kiwanis (past president).

Connections

Married Reta Grace Brantley, January 30, 1925. 1 child, John Curtis Junior.

Father:

Eugene Curtis Roberts

Mother:

Mary Louise (Sykes) Roberts

Spouse:

Reta Grace Brantley

child:

John Curtis Junior Roberts