Bill W. Emanuel

Bill Emanuel, 51 years, of Sulphur Springs, Arkansas passed away suddenly on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Ozarks Community Hospital in Gravette, Ark. Bill was born on January 11, 1964 in Stella, Missouri to Wayne and Anna Lee (Parish) Emanuel. He was raised in the Benton County, Ark. area and was a 1982 graduate of Gravette High School. He went on to get an Associate's Degree from OSU in Okmulgee, Okla. Bill was saved and baptized at the First Baptist Church of Noel, Mo., October 1, 1971. He co-owned and operated A&E Machining & Mfg. Shop in Southwest City, Mo. Bill loved to farm and he raised and supplied bulls to the PBR for several years and was a member of the Mill Creek Baptist Church in Noel, Mo. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather; Milton Emanuel, maternal grandparents; Everett and Winnie (Pritchard) Parish, his sister; Diane Emanuel Jordan on July 23, 1998 and two uncles; John Parish and Denton Emanuel. Bill is survived by his parents; Wayne and Anna Lee Emanuel of Sulphur Springs, AR, cousins; Bob and Alesia Parish, Mary Sue Parish, Bobby Parish and Ann Parish all of Noel, Mo. Amanda Roberts of Mt. Vernon, Mo., Travis White of Seneca, Mo. and David Emanuel of Tulsa, Okla., a brother-in-law: Larry Jordan of Anderson, Mo., a Nephew; Kyle Jordan of Pineville, Mo. and a special friend Susie Tanner of Maysville, Ark. as well as a host of other family and friends. Funeral services for Mr. Bill Emanuel will be held Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 1 p.m. in the Mill Creek Baptist Church in Noel, Mo. with Pastor Mark Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the Noel Cemetery. Those honoring Bills life by serving as Pallbearers are Kyle Jordan, Bob Parish, David Collingsworth, Bobby Parish, Scott Finley, Kenneth White and Clyde Sherman. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Friday, February 27, 2015 at the Ozark Funeral Home in Noel, Mo. In Lieu of flowers the family asks that memorials be made to the Mill Creek Baptist Church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Noel, Mo.