Mark Raymond Emerson, 48, of Great Bend, died June 15 at Central Kansas Medical Center in Great Bend.
He was born Dec. 20, 1953, at Great Bend, the son of Luther Raymond and Margie R. Vance Emerson.
He was a 1971 graduate of Great Bend High School, a 1973 graduate of Barton County Community College and a 1975 graduate of Pittsburg State University.
He married Sarah Guardia on July 7, 1975, at Pittsburg.
A longtime resident of Great Bend, coming from Colorado and Oklahoma, he was a sports editor for Broken Arrow Ledger newspaper in Oklahoma from 1980-1988.
Emerson was a member of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Great Bend, where he served as financial secretary and vestry. He was also a member of Elk's Lodge, National Champions Argonne Rebels Drum and Bugle Corps, former treasurer for the Barton County Democrats and was a
notary public.
Survivors include two daughters, Andrea Carter Emerson and Elizabeth Ann Emerson, both of Great Bend; his
mother of Great Bend; two brothers, Max R. Emerson of Great Bend and Mitchell R. Emerson of Overland Park.
Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church with the Rev. Kevin Schmidt officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Great Bend. Memorials are suggested to Mark R. Emerson Medical Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend.
Great Bend Kansas Tribune 17 June 2002
He was born Dec. 20, 1953, at Great Bend, the son of Luther Raymond and Margie R. Vance Emerson.
He was a 1971 graduate of Great Bend High School, a 1973 graduate of Barton County Community College and a 1975 graduate of Pittsburg State University.
He married Sarah Guardia on July 7, 1975, at Pittsburg.
A longtime resident of Great Bend, coming from Colorado and Oklahoma, he was a sports editor for Broken Arrow Ledger newspaper in Oklahoma from 1980-1988.
Emerson was a member of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Great Bend, where he served as financial secretary and vestry. He was also a member of Elk's Lodge, National Champions Argonne Rebels Drum and Bugle Corps, former treasurer for the Barton County Democrats and was a
notary public.
Survivors include two daughters, Andrea Carter Emerson and Elizabeth Ann Emerson, both of Great Bend; his
mother of Great Bend; two brothers, Max R. Emerson of Great Bend and Mitchell R. Emerson of Overland Park.
Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church with the Rev. Kevin Schmidt officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Great Bend. Memorials are suggested to Mark R. Emerson Medical Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend.
Great Bend Kansas Tribune 17 June 2002
Mark Raymond Emerson, 48, of Great Bend, died June 15 at Central Kansas Medical Center in Great Bend.
He was born Dec. 20, 1953, at Great Bend, the son of Luther Raymond and Margie R. Vance Emerson.
He was a 1971 graduate of Great Bend High School, a 1973 graduate of Barton County Community College and a 1975 graduate of Pittsburg State University.
He married Sarah Guardia on July 7, 1975, at Pittsburg.
A longtime resident of Great Bend, coming from Colorado and Oklahoma, he was a sports editor for Broken Arrow Ledger newspaper in Oklahoma from 1980-1988.
Emerson was a member of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Great Bend, where he served as financial secretary and vestry. He was also a member of Elk's Lodge, National Champions Argonne Rebels Drum and Bugle Corps, former treasurer for the Barton County Democrats and was a
notary public.
Survivors include two daughters, Andrea Carter Emerson and Elizabeth Ann Emerson, both of Great Bend; his
mother of Great Bend; two brothers, Max R. Emerson of Great Bend and Mitchell R. Emerson of Overland Park.
Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church with the Rev. Kevin Schmidt officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Great Bend. Memorials are suggested to Mark R. Emerson Medical Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend.
Great Bend Kansas Tribune 17 June 2002
He was born Dec. 20, 1953, at Great Bend, the son of Luther Raymond and Margie R. Vance Emerson.
He was a 1971 graduate of Great Bend High School, a 1973 graduate of Barton County Community College and a 1975 graduate of Pittsburg State University.
He married Sarah Guardia on July 7, 1975, at Pittsburg.
A longtime resident of Great Bend, coming from Colorado and Oklahoma, he was a sports editor for Broken Arrow Ledger newspaper in Oklahoma from 1980-1988.
Emerson was a member of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Great Bend, where he served as financial secretary and vestry. He was also a member of Elk's Lodge, National Champions Argonne Rebels Drum and Bugle Corps, former treasurer for the Barton County Democrats and was a
notary public.
Survivors include two daughters, Andrea Carter Emerson and Elizabeth Ann Emerson, both of Great Bend; his
mother of Great Bend; two brothers, Max R. Emerson of Great Bend and Mitchell R. Emerson of Overland Park.
Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the church with the Rev. Kevin Schmidt officiating. Burial will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Great Bend. Memorials are suggested to Mark R. Emerson Medical Fund, in care of Bryant Funeral Home in Great Bend.
Great Bend Kansas Tribune 17 June 2002
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