Emmons, Mathias, Harris, Blough, Nye
Submitted by Georgia Gill-Elkins
South Bend Tribune March 23, 1999 p. D 5
Bernelle Emmons
May 11, 1921 - March 21, 1999
Bernelle Emmons, 77, of East Jennings, South Bend, Ind., died at 2:25 a.m.
Sunday, March 21, in Memorial Hospital.
Bernelle was born on May 11, 1921, in Marshall, Ark, to Ras and Rilla
(Mathias) Harris. She had lived in the Michiana area since 1942, coming from
Arkansas.
An Dec. 21, 1944, Bernelle married Chester T. "Red" Emmons, who preceded her
in death on Jan. 22, 1993
Bernelle is survived by a daughter, Phyllis M. Emmons of Lakeville, Ind; a
sister, Ressie Blough of South Bend; and two brothers, Paul Ray Harris of
Siloam Springs, Ark., and P. J. Harris of Harrison, Ark.
Funeral services for Bernelle Emmons will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March
24, in the Guisinger Colonial Chapel Funeral Home, 2718 South Michigan Street,
South Bend. The Rev. Paul Nye will officiating. Burial will take place in
Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton, Ind. There will be no visitation.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
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