The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

Sept. 20, 1951 - Aug. 9, 2018

James “Bubba” Nolan SlaterRoth, 66, of Sweet Home died Aug. 9, 2018, surrounded by loving family and friends.

He was born Sept. 20, 1951 in Grand Rapids, Minn. to Clarence and Virginia Vidalia Bernice (Baird) Slater.

Mr. SlaterRoth was instant friends with everyone he met and always had a hug and a smile to share.

Always up for an adventure, he loved fishing, boating, riding motorcycles, and finding the best hole-in-the-wall purveyors of the best food. He enjoyed the small things – ice cream, good food, crime shows, his signature suspenders, and making t...