Extracted from The Scott County Times (Forest, MS)
Thursday, September 10, 1953

Mrs. Mary Emmons Buried At Salem

Funeral services were held on September 9, at 3 p.m. in the Salem church for Mrs. Mary Ann “Mimie” Emmons, 82. Rev. H. T. McLaurin, Rev. Cecil Larid and Rev. C. L. Brown officiated, and burial was in the Salem cemetery.

Mrs. Emmons had been in ill health for only 6 weeks before her death on September 8. She was a member of the Baptist church at Cedar Grove.

She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Marion Weaver, Lake; five sons, Isom Emmons, Bogalusa, La.; Sam and Dewey Emmons, both of Lake; Jessie Lee and Merle Emmons, both of Newton; one sister, Mrs. Dunmagin Hollingsworth of Lake; one brother, Marion Tillman of Newton; 27 grandchildren, and 25 great-grandchildren.

Ott and Lee Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.