Mr. Melvin H. Emerson, age 56, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2000 in St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Emerson was born in Union County, Georgia, on Thursday, January 27, 1944, a son of the late Jess T. Emerson and Eva Mae Rogers Emerson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. Emerson was employed by E.J. Footwear in Blairsville, and was a lifelong resident of this area. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. A brother, Jim Lee Emerson, passed away in 1982. Surviving are his wife, Frances Plott Emerson of the home; daughters and sons-in-law, Melva Lynn and Jeff Edwards of Clermont, Georgia; and Marsha and David Totherow of Blairsville; sisters, Virginia Chastain of Blairsville and Wanda Woody of Baldwin, Georgia; a brother, Roy Emerson of Fort Valley, Georgia; three grandchildren, Brandy and Cody Edwards and Adam Totherow. Many other relatives and friends also survive. Funeral services were held Monday, November 13, 2000 at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, with Rev. Leon Henderson and Rev. Joe Dan Wilkins officiating. Special music was presented by Susie Phillips, Louise DeLong, and Sara Kelley. The following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Ronnie Kelley, Tamar Thompson, Neal Griggs, Freddy McGaha, Raymond Mull, and J.E. Corn. Interment was in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
Published in The North Georgia News, November 15, 2000
Published in The North Georgia News, November 15, 2000
Mr. Melvin H. Emerson, age 56, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Saturday, November 11, 2000 in St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta. Mr. Emerson was born in Union County, Georgia, on Thursday, January 27, 1944, a son of the late Jess T. Emerson and Eva Mae Rogers Emerson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. Emerson was employed by E.J. Footwear in Blairsville, and was a lifelong resident of this area. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. A brother, Jim Lee Emerson, passed away in 1982. Surviving are his wife, Frances Plott Emerson of the home; daughters and sons-in-law, Melva Lynn and Jeff Edwards of Clermont, Georgia; and Marsha and David Totherow of Blairsville; sisters, Virginia Chastain of Blairsville and Wanda Woody of Baldwin, Georgia; a brother, Roy Emerson of Fort Valley, Georgia; three grandchildren, Brandy and Cody Edwards and Adam Totherow. Many other relatives and friends also survive. Funeral services were held Monday, November 13, 2000 at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, with Rev. Leon Henderson and Rev. Joe Dan Wilkins officiating. Special music was presented by Susie Phillips, Louise DeLong, and Sara Kelley. The following gentlemen served as pallbearers: Ronnie Kelley, Tamar Thompson, Neal Griggs, Freddy McGaha, Raymond Mull, and J.E. Corn. Interment was in Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of arrangements.
Published in The North Georgia News, November 15, 2000
Published in The North Georgia News, November 15, 2000
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