A former Trenton area resident, 68-year-old Jerry Lynn Roberts of Springfield, died Saturday in a motorcycle accident in Dade County of southwest Missouri.
The coroner pronounced Roberts dead at the scene moments after the accident.
The highway patrol reported Roberts motorcycle failed to negotiate a curve, ran off Highway 39 and overturned throwing him off the cycle.
The accident Saturday afternoon was six miles south of Greenfield and the accident report indicates he was not using a safety device.
The funeral home reports Roberts was cremated by the Greenfield Missouri Funeral Chapel with a memorial service to be scheduled later.
