Loyal W. Emerson

EMERSON, MILLER, ROBINSON, DUFF, SLIKER, TREASE, SHEARER

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 6/9/2006 at 11:31:43

Winterset Madisonian
January 1973

Loyal Emerson Dies at Age 76

Funeral services for Loyal W. Emerson, a retired Madison County farmer, were held last Friday, January 5, at 1:30 p.m. from Collins Funeral Home in Winterset. Mr. Emerson was 76 years of age.

Officiating at the funeral was the Rev. John R. Rhoads of Des Moines. Burial was in the Winterset Cemetery.

Loyal Wellington Emerson, son of James and Lydia Miller Emerson was born April 7, 1896 in Madison County. He died January 2 at the Horton's Nursing Home after a lengthy illness.

He was united in marriage to Faye Robinson on July 7, 1917 in La Cross, Kansas. They made their home on a farm in Madison County until 1956 when they retired and moved to Winterset. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and three sisters.

Surviving are his wife and six children, Harold Emerson of Golden, Colorado, Mrs. Donna Duff of Des Moines, Clarence Emerson of Winterset, Evelyn Sliker of California, Mrs. Wanda Trease of Newton, Robert Emerson of Des Moines; and one sister, Mrs. Berdie Shearer of Peru. He also leaves nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.