Obituary of Emma Nelson Dyess of Richland Parish Louisiana
as published in the Richland Beacon News, July 13, 2006
Submitted by for the USGenWeb Archives by Dot Golliher, 07/13/06


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Emma D.N. Dyess

Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Della Dyess, 84, of Rayville, LA were 
held 10:00A.M., thursday July 6, 2006 at Midway Baptist Church of Holly
Ridge, LA with Reverend Alvin Stow officiating. Interment followed at
McKnight Cemetery, north of Holly Ridge, LA under the direction of 
Brown-Holley Funeral Home of Rayville.

Emma Dyess was born on November 15, 1921 in Springhill, LA and passed
away on Monday, July 3, 2006 in Delhi, LA.

Mrs. Dyess was a member of Midway Baptist Church. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Charley Louis Dyess, Sr; father, William Asbury
Nelson; mother, Mittie Houck Nelson; brothers, Ardis Nelson, Rupert
Nelson, Newton Nelson and David Nelson; sons, J.C. Dyess, William 
Dyess and Henry Earl Dyess; daughters, Mary Alice Dyess and Emma Della
Dyess; and grandson, Jimmy Peppers.

Survivors include her children, Charley Dyess, Jr. of Monroe, LA, John
Dyess of Holly Ridge, LA, Newton Dyess of Holly Ridge, LA, Kenneth Dyess,
Sr. of Newellton, LA, Martha Billiot and husband Ernest of Delhi, LA,
Vivian Jones and husband Mike of Delhi, LA. Mildred Davis and husband Jr. 
of Delhi, La; sister-in-law, Clydell Nelson of Eros, La; fourteen 
grandchildren, twenty three great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild;
and a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers were William Amburn, Jr, Joseph Billiot, James Davis, Kevin Davis,
Kenny Dyess and Vincent Dyess.