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Funeral Set for Woodstock Man Killed In Marina Accident

Josh Roberts, 21, will be laid to rest on Wednesday.

Funeral services have been scheduled for the Woodstock man who was killed in an on-the-job accident last week near Canton.

Services for Josh Anton Roberts, 21, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Woodstock.

The family will receive friends between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. tonight at Sosebee Funeral Home in Canton. 

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Roberts died in a work place accident at Little River Marina on Jan. 23.

Along with being employed at the marina, he was also a student at Kennesaw State University.

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He graduated from Woodstock High School in 2009. He loved running, working out, drawing and music, according to his obituary posted on Sosebee's website. 

Survivors include his mother Sharon Rodriguez; father Mervyn Roberts; sister Sacha (Renard) Miller; brothers Renee Roberts, Stefan Roberts Mervyn (Aston) Roberts and Brandon Roberts; uncles Sean (Suzanne) Rodriguez and Jason Rodriguez; aunt Louisa (Jr.) Rodriguez-Vital; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. 


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