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He was an avid fisherman, and hunter, and golfer.<ref name=chambers/>
He was an avid fisherman, and hunter, and golfer.<ref name=chambers/>
A grandson of Judge and Mrs. Roberts, Robert Roberts, IV (1930-2010), used the designation Robert Roberts, III. He too was a prominent Shreveport attorney, a member from 1955 to 1999 of the firm Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts, PLC. He graduated from Davidson College in [[North Carolina]] and LSU, from which he received both bachelor's and law degrees. While in law school, he was associate editor of the ''Louisiana Law Review'' and a member of the Order of the Coif. He was a former president of the Shreveport Bar Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osbornfuneralhome.net/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=701510&fh_id=10282|title=Robert Roberts, III (1930-2010)|publisher=Osborn Funeral Home|date=September 8, 2010|accessdate=March 11, 2015}}</ref>
A grandson of Judge and Mrs. Roberts, Robert Roberts, IV (1930-2010), used the designation Robert Roberts, III. He too was a prominent Shreveport attorney, a member from 1955 to 1999 of the firm Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts, PLC. He graduated from Davidson College in [[North Carolina]] and LSU, from which he received both bachelor's and law degrees. While in law school, he was associate editor of the ''Louisiana Law Review'' and a member of the Order of the Coif. He was a former president of the Shreveport Bar Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.osbornfuneralhome.net/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=701510&fh_id=10282|title=Robert Roberts, III (1930-2010)|publisher=Osborn Funeral Home|date=September 8, 2010|accessdate=August 25, 2020}}</ref>
In 1940, Roberts died at his home on Fairfield Avenue in Shreveport following two years of poor health.<ref name="obit">{{cite web |title=Judge Robert Roberts Dies in Home Here – Funeral Service Saturday for Prominent North Louisiana Jurist |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/210277695/?article=cc59349e-097d-4645-98c6-e21bb9b2d4a1&focus=0.25515518,0.16867517,0.37625766,0.69692254&xid=2378&_ga=2.8050102.569710896.1578734822-201799428.1575206493 |accessdate=August 25, 2020|publisher=''The Shreveport Times'' |date=May 3, 1940 |lage=1 }}</ref>
In 1940, Roberts died at his home on Fairfield Avenue in Shreveport following two years of poor health.<ref name="obit">{{cite web |title=Judge Robert Roberts Dies in Home Here – Funeral Service Saturday for Prominent North Louisiana Jurist |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/210277695/?article=cc59349e-097d-4645-98c6-e21bb9b2d4a1&focus=0.25515518,0.16867517,0.37625766,0.69692254&xid=2378&_ga=2.8050102.569710896.1578734822-201799428.1575206493 |accessdate=August 25, 2020|publisher=''The Shreveport Times'' |date=May 3, 1940 |lage=1 }}</ref>