From The Tribune staff reports
OHATCHEE, Ala. — A child in east Alabama was killed on Thursday, July 16, 2020, in an ATV accident.
Laila Roberts, 9, was a student at Ohatchee Elementary School. The school posted in memory of the child on Facebook.
“She was an amazing, sweet little girl who’s smile lit up the room,” the post stated. “She will always be a part of our OES family and truly will be missed by all.”
Roberts was laid to rest Monday at the Green Family Cemetery.
A GoFundMe account was set up for the family. The account had raised over $5,000 by Monday evening.
No details on the accident were immediately available.
OBITUARY
Graveside service for Miss Laila Roberts, 9, of Ohatchee will be held at 5:00 pm, Monday July 20, 2020 at Green Family Cemetery with Chance Goodwin officiating. Burial will follow the service. The family will receive friends from 3:00 pm until 4:30 pm on Monday at Glencoe Hokes Bluff Funeral Home.
Miss Roberts passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2020. She is preceded in death by her Great Grandfather Gene Grant, Great-Great Grandfather John Yates, and her Uncle, Johnny Green.
Left to cherish her memories are her parents Logan and Jamie Roberts, her brothers, Hunter Williamson, Dallas Blankenship and Jade Whaley, her sisters Dannie Whaley and Brittney Branscum, her grandparents, Melody and Greg Green, Jackie Roberts, James Blankenship and Loria Branscum, her great grandparents, Sylvia Grant, Estelle Blankenship and Marion and Nancy Green.
Laila was a very special little girl. She was so smart and funny. She was always making everyone around her laugh. Her smile would light up the room. Her brothers and sisters would always take care of each other and loved each other. She lived life to the fullest and was never afraid of anything. Depending on the day she might be a momma’s girl or a daddy’s girl, but she loved both of them. Laila was averaging visiting a state a year. She had already been to nine states while trucking with her dad and considered herself a “Trucker in Training.” Laila also had a dream of becoming a Doctor so she could help the homeless, which shows her true love for people. Above all else she loved Jesus and was always a little Angel.
Pallbearers will be Hunter Williamson, Dallas Blankenship, Brian Boydston, Jacob Green, Thomas Reid and Jesse Reid.