March 3, 1944

Funeral Services for Harriett Keziah "Kessie" Buckner Emory, 77, well known resident of Stocksville, died Thursday night at her home following a long illness, will be conducted tomorrow morning at 11 O'clock at Ivy Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack Buckner, Rev. A. J. Buckner, Rev. Edd Ray, and the Rev. R. R. Phillips officiating.

Mrs. Emory is survived by two daughters, Esta Virginia Emory Deaver, of Ivy, and Pansy Emory of Stocksville; seven sons, Jeff Emory, Ben Emory, Wilburn Emory, and Woodson Emory all of Stocksville, Lee Emory of Mars Hill, Furman of Barndardsville, and Arnold of West Asheville; one brother, Cletus Devine Buckner of Asheville; 37 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Emory had been an active member of the Ivy Hill Baptist Church since early childhood. She was the widow of John Pinkney Emory, well known Buncombe County citizen.

Active pallbearers will be Lee John Emory, Blaine Emory, J. R. Emory, Bill Emory, S. B. Deaver, Burgin Deaver, Vince Emory and Richard Furman Emory, Jr. All grandson.

Honorary pallbearers will be Fred Carson, Clyde Carson, Norman McKinney, John King, Agie Buckner, John Whitt, Dr. Locke Robinson, John Brown, David Hensley, Jackie Bartlett, Wiley Metcalf, E. V. Webb, Lee Arrowood, Willis Norton, Grady Brown, Jeff Smith, Folsom Morgan, J. B. McMahan, and M. T. Arrowood.

Granddaughters and great-granddaughters will be flower bearers.

Burial will be in the Ivy Hill Cemetery, Buncombe County, North Carolina.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Morris-Gearing Funeral Home.

Harriett Keziah "Kessie" Buckner, daughter of Squire Jefferson Buckner and Martha Selina Drake, married John Pinkney Emory, on January 13, 1887, at the home of her parents, Squire Jefferson and Martha Selina Drake Buckner

John and Harriett Emory were the parents of 9 children:

Esta Virginia Emory Deaver, 5-11-1888 - 5-7-1988
Broadus Lee Emory, 3-26-1890 - 11-21-1957
Squire Jefferson Emory, 10-17-1892 - 7-17-1965
Richard Furman Emory, Sr. 8-3-1895 - 11-5-1965
Benjamin Franklin Emory, 1-27-1898 - 1-2-1963
Wilburn Leonard Emory, Sr., 9-4-1900 - December 30, 1971
Woodson John Emory, 2-16-1903 - 2-1-1969
Pansy Delora Emory Garrison, 1-21-1906 - 11-4-1987
Arnold Glenn Emory, 9-8-1909 - 1-2-1958

Esta Virginia and Squire Jefferson Emory are buried at West Memorial Park Cemetery, the other 7 children are buried at Ivy Hill Cemetery.