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Emma Lula Emerson

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Emma Lula Moseley Emerson, age 97, a resident of De Queen, Arkansas died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 in the Brookewood Nursing Center in De Queen. She was born November 24, 1916 in Grandfield, Oklahoma. She was retired after 31 years of service to the De Queen School Food Service. She enjoyed quilting, bowling, crocheting, playing cards and bingo, and working in her flower garden. She was a Collin Raye fan from the start of his career, and was a member of the Memorial Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Don and Stella Lowrey Moseley; her husband, Earl Lowell Emerson; a son, Aubry Emerson; and two daughters, Mildred Boone and Millie Ann Stinnett. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Lynda and Tony Beltrani of De Queen; a son-in-law, Harold Stinnett of De Queen; a daughter-in-law, Laura Emerson of De Queen; her grandchildren, Brenda and Danny Bennett of Texarkana, Arkansas, Doug and Jimna Stinnett of De Queen, Kathy and Kenneth Gabbard of De Queen, Patti Boone of De Queen, Tory Shipley of Broken Bow, Oklahoma, Cynthia Emerson of Norman, Arkansas, Joey and Bridgett Emerson of Horatio, Arkansas, Darin Beltrani of Harrison, Arkansas, and Scott and Jodi Beltrani of St. Louis, Missouri; 14 great-grandchildren, seven great-great-grandchildren, her caregiver and special friend, Annie Maull, and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mrs. Emerson will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 25, 2014 in the Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jason Carlton officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Ida Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service. You may register on-line at www.wilkersonfuneralhomes.com.

Published July 24, 2014

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