William Boyd Roberts, M.D., age 63, of Yellow Springs, passed away on January 14, 2015 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. He was born on July 29, 1951 in Clarksville, TN to the late Iotha and Martha (Wooten) Roberts.

Dr. Roberts was a 1969 graduate of Burt High School, Clarksville, TN and a 1974 Air Force ROTC graduate of Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN. He was also a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Dr. Roberts was a 1993 graduate of Wright State University Medical School and had been in private practice since the early 1990’s. Prior to medical school, he was an active duty US Air Force Aircraft Maintenance Officer, as well as an Air Force Reserve Officer.

Dr. Roberts was the proprietor of Doctors House Call of Columbus, where he practiced up until his transition January 14, 2015. He gave his service to the greater Columbus, Ohio community with a comforting and caring bedside manner. He was well-respected by his colleagues in the Columbus medical community.

Dr. Roberts is survived by his wife, Jackie and their children, Mychael N. Roberts, Julian M. Roberts, and Griffin X. Roberts; his older children from the union to Brenda Moss Fitzgerald, Vincent D. Roberts and Tamarssa N. Roberts and one grandson, Iain I. Robinson; brothers, Iotha Roberts, Jr., and Donald Roberts, two nephews as well as a host of other family, friends, and loved ones.

Funeral services will be held at 9:30 am Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at Newcomer Funeral Home, 4104 Needmore Rd, Dayton, Ohio. Burial will take place immediately following at the Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Roberts requested no flowers.