Emery was the son of Claude Harding Close and Katie J. Mohon Close. He was an educator, first as a teacher and high school principal and later, after obtaining his Phd. in Education from the North Texas, he became a faculty member at UNT. Along with many of the Close family members, he was not only an educator but also a musician and an Army Veteran serving in Germany.
"We should pause and try to determine if the year has been a profitable one concerning your education. Have you as an individual student obtained knowledge and skills that will enable you to better serve your country and be prepared for your life's vocation? Each of us should strive daily to be a better prepared person through education than we were the day before." --Emery Close
Siblings:
Garland Ray Close (Died and was cremated in Japan)
L.G. Close: Memorial #93963205
Paternal Grandparents both born in Kentucky and buried at Belew Cemetery in Pilot Point, Texas:
Asa G. (Gabriel) Close #11936868
Nancy Jane Parker Close #11936897
Great grandparents in Kentucky:
Jesse P. Close b. 1829 Ky.
Arena Noe Close b. 1831 Ky
Edmund Parker b. 1816 Ky
Francis Bennett Parker b. 1818 Ky.∼Son of:
Claude H. Close
and
Katie I. (Mohon) Close
"We should pause and try to determine if the year has been a profitable one concerning your education. Have you as an individual student obtained knowledge and skills that will enable you to better serve your country and be prepared for your life's vocation? Each of us should strive daily to be a better prepared person through education than we were the day before." --Emery Close
Siblings:
Garland Ray Close (Died and was cremated in Japan)
L.G. Close: Memorial #93963205
Paternal Grandparents both born in Kentucky and buried at Belew Cemetery in Pilot Point, Texas:
Asa G. (Gabriel) Close #11936868
Nancy Jane Parker Close #11936897
Great grandparents in Kentucky:
Jesse P. Close b. 1829 Ky.
Arena Noe Close b. 1831 Ky
Edmund Parker b. 1816 Ky
Francis Bennett Parker b. 1818 Ky.∼Son of:
Claude H. Close
and
Katie I. (Mohon) Close
Emery was the son of Claude Harding Close and Katie J. Mohon Close. He was an educator, first as a teacher and high school principal and later, after obtaining his Phd. in Education from the North Texas, he became a faculty member at UNT. Along with many of the Close family members, he was not only an educator but also a musician and an Army Veteran serving in Germany.
"We should pause and try to determine if the year has been a profitable one concerning your education. Have you as an individual student obtained knowledge and skills that will enable you to better serve your country and be prepared for your life's vocation? Each of us should strive daily to be a better prepared person through education than we were the day before." --Emery Close
Siblings:
Garland Ray Close (Died and was cremated in Japan)
L.G. Close: Memorial #93963205
Paternal Grandparents both born in Kentucky and buried at Belew Cemetery in Pilot Point, Texas:
Asa G. (Gabriel) Close #11936868
Nancy Jane Parker Close #11936897
Great grandparents in Kentucky:
Jesse P. Close b. 1829 Ky.
Arena Noe Close b. 1831 Ky
Edmund Parker b. 1816 Ky
Francis Bennett Parker b. 1818 Ky.∼Son of:
Claude H. Close
and
Katie I. (Mohon) Close
"We should pause and try to determine if the year has been a profitable one concerning your education. Have you as an individual student obtained knowledge and skills that will enable you to better serve your country and be prepared for your life's vocation? Each of us should strive daily to be a better prepared person through education than we were the day before." --Emery Close
Siblings:
Garland Ray Close (Died and was cremated in Japan)
L.G. Close: Memorial #93963205
Paternal Grandparents both born in Kentucky and buried at Belew Cemetery in Pilot Point, Texas:
Asa G. (Gabriel) Close #11936868
Nancy Jane Parker Close #11936897
Great grandparents in Kentucky:
Jesse P. Close b. 1829 Ky.
Arena Noe Close b. 1831 Ky
Edmund Parker b. 1816 Ky
Francis Bennett Parker b. 1818 Ky.∼Son of:
Claude H. Close
and
Katie I. (Mohon) Close
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
