Martha Emeline Day-Emmons
Contributed by Renee Schaeffer
DEATH: Wallowa County, Oregon Chieftain Newspaper dated Nov. 11, 1909 Front Page.
Martha Emeline Day died Nov. 7, 1909.
John and Martha moved to Ill. in 1871 & 10 yrs later to Neb. In 1884 they
came to Union Co. In 1893 to Wallowa Co. ...Nephews F.A. & L.P. Day of
La Grande.
OBIT Wallowa County Chieftain
Mrs. J. W. Emmons passed away Sunday morning at 3:30 o'clock after a very brief
illness of pnuemonia. Funeral was held Monday at 10 a.m. from the Christian
Church. Rev. W. S. Crockett conducting the services. Internment was in
Enterprise Cemetery. A very large concourse of friends assembled in the church
and followed the corpse to its last resting place.
Mary Emeline Day was born at Flemingsburg, Ky, April 13, 1847 and was married to
J. W. Emmons Dec. 21, 1865. They moved to Illinois in 1871 and ten years later
to Nebraska. In 1884, they came to Union County, Oregon and in 1893 to this
county where they have since resided. Five sons and two daughters were born to
them, all of whom survive, Alton R., Leonard B., Charles D., and George M.
Emmons of this city and vicinity, William P. Emmons of LaGrande, Mrs. Jessie
Homan of Enterprise and Mrs. Lilly J. Davis
of Nebraska. All were at the funeral but Mrs. Davis and the husband, who is in
Oklahoma. Two nephews, F.A. and L.P. Day of LaGrande were here also.
Mother Emmons as she was familiarly called, united with the Christian Church 30
years ago and always stood courageously for the right. Never strong physically,
she was always doing for others, blessing by her presence.
It was her request that the song "Jesus will Carry Me Over the River"
be sung at her funeral. All who listened, felt as if those words were fulfilled
and that she was at rest.
The above obituary was taken from the " Wallowa Chieftain" newspaper
for Thursday, November 11, 1909. There is a metal tombstone at her grave in the
Enterprise Cemetery at the north edge of town. It is noted that her name was
shown as "Mary" above.
Headstone--MOTHER
Martha E. wife of J.W. Emmons
B-April 13, 1847
D-November 7, 1909
age 62 years, 6 months and 24 days