Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....STATHAM, EMMA ELIZABETH August 27, 2015
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News Star World - August 30, 2015
EMMA ELIZABETH STATHAM

Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Elizabeth Statham, 94, of Monroe, will be held 
at 2:00 PM, Monday, August 31, 2015, in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home, 
Sterlington Road, Monroe, with Rev. J. Roddy Taylor officiating. Interment will 
follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.

She was christened in her home in 1920 by a Methodist Minister and attended the 
Methodist Church all her life. She was presently a member of First United 
Methodist, Loop Road, Monroe. Mrs. Statham was born Oct. 7, 1920 in Rayville, 
LA. She lived all her childhood years in Rayville. Upon high school graduation, 
she attended BMI Business School in Monroe and later took additional business 
courses in Washington DC. She married Harry T. Statham, whom she had known 
since he was 12 and she was 10, in 1942 and moved to Washington DC. She went to 
work for the government where she worked for all branches of the government. 
She worked for the Internal Revenue Department, Navy Department and US 
Attorney's office. She started at the US Court of Appeals Library in New 
Orleans on March 15, 1965, and retired December 31, 1981, as associate Law 
Librarian with 36 years of service. Her special interests were her church and 
activities there, her husband and her home, traveling and shopping. She was a 
member of NARFE for over 20 years, P.E.O., Entre Nous Book Club, Bayou DeSiard 
garden club, Republican Women's Club and Mon Amie Newcomer's.

Preceded in death by her husband, Harry T. Statham; her parents, Mary Emma and 
Green L. Cumpton; and brother, Fred Cooper.

Survivors include nephews, Berna Cooper and Marvin Cooper; nieces, Elizabeth 
Cooper, Virginia Cooper and Bonnie Williams; and numerous other nieces and 
nephews.

Pallbearers will be Marvin Cooper, Stephen Banks, Kary Bryce, Jared Bryce, 
Rodney Banks and Larry Banks.

Visitation will be from 1:00 PM until service time at the funeral home.

Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com

Mulhearn Funeral Home

Monroe, LA 

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