Roland V. Tribble

Mr. Roland V. "Pop" Tribble, age 87, a longtime resident of Newborn passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017.  He was born August 23, 1930 in Red Label, Alabama and grew up in Atlanta's West End Community.  Mr. Tribble served in the National Guard for 9 years.  He retired from Atlanta Ga Light Company and was instrumental in establishing the 811 call before you dig network.  Mr. Tribble was a loving and devoted family man who cared for his wife; Margine Tribble until her death in 2013.  He spent a great deal of time at and with his church family always going to visit church members and was often the first one at church and the last one to leave; serving as a Deacon of his church was a duty he truly loved.  Mr. Tribble enjoyed working on cars and had several hot rod cars through the years and enjoyed motorcycles as well.

He is survived by his children and their spouses; Bobby and Glenda Tribble of Conyers, Carol and Bo Schneider of Oxford, Judy Berg of Redmond, Oregon, Vincent and Beth Berg if Mansfied and Wesley and Dawn Berg of Newborn along with 12 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren,  Along with 2 sisters; Evelyn Little and Joyce Kuykendall and a host of other family and close friends.

Funeral services for Mr. Tribble will be held at 11 o'clock Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Shiloh Baptist Church with Pastor Danny Sorrells officiating.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00pm until 8:00pm on Tuesday, September 12, 2017.  In lieu of flowers please make donations to Shiloh Baptist Church 9595 Hwy 142, Newborn,GA 30056 or to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org .  

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