Freestone County, Texas
Obits


Fairfield Recorder newspaper - Thursday April 27, 2006 edition
Page 6B:

Mary Joe (Day) Emmons

Services for Mary Joe Emmons, age 88, of Crockett were held April 20 at
Countryside Baptist Church with Rev. Eddie Atkinson officiating. Burial
followed at Whitehead Cemetery.

Mrs. Emmons died April 17 at Houston County Nursing Home. She was born October
10, 1917 in Childress County to Samuel C. Day and Ina Belle Crisp May.
She was an L. V. N. nurse and worked for 35 years for the Grapeland Hospital,
Grapeland Nursing Home, Houston County Nursing Home, Whitehall Nursing Home,
Crockett Clinic and Leisure Lodge. She was also a member of the Countryside
Baptist Church.

Mrs. Emmons is survived by her children Oweta Wright of Orange, Carolyn Harris
and husband Jack of Fairfield, Gwen Reed and husband Danny of Clayton, Celia
Whitehead and husband Winston of Grapeland, Robin Emmons and wife Hye Ja of
Wisconsin and D. R. Emmons and wife Peggy of Grapeland; sister Doris Jordan of
Lubbock; 23 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren and 14 great-great
grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Lawson D. Emmons in 1996;
son-in-law Narrel Wright; sister Imagene Day; brother Clifton Day;
granddaughter Katrina Wright; grandson Sammy Emmons and an infant
granddaughter.

Pallbearers were grandsons Glenn Emmons, Joe Davis Harris, Craig Emmons,
Brandon Emmons, Aaron Emmons, Troy Whitehead, Jody Whitehead, Doug Whitehead,
Thomas Reed and Jason Reed. Honorary pallbearers were Kevin Harris, Keith
Wright, Kyle Wright and Ryan Emmons.

Arrangements were by Baily and Foster Funeral Home in Palestine.