Mattie Emerson Price
Mattie Emerson Price of Meader Street, Campbellsville, daughter of the late Willis McElroy and Ada Burton McElroy was born February 17, 1916 in Adair County, Kentucky. She died at 9:55 A.M., Friday, March 23, 2007 in Campbellsville. Age: 91She professed faith in Christ and attended the Lighthouse Tabernacle.She retired from Fruit of The Loom in Campbellsville.She united in marriage to Tommy Emerson who preceded her in death. She united in marriage to Charles Cox who preceded her in death. She later united in marriage to Charlie Price who also preceded her in death.She is survived by four daughters and two sons and spouses: Eula and Billy Ford, Wayne and Betty Emerson and Dale and Joyce Emerson of Campbellsville, Imogean Hayes and Velma and Marvin Martin of Liberty and Leona and Carper Hayes of Jacksonville, Florida; three step-children: Patricia Reed of Mannsville, Judy Antle of Jamestown, and Jerry Cox of Campbellsville; nine grandchildren: Gerald Ford of Mt. Sterling, Rebecca Steuck of Mississippi, Kent Ford, Leslie Sharp and Tommy Emerson of Campbellsville, Marsha Canady of Kokomo, Indiana, David Lee Hayes of Owensboro, Teresa Lee of Greenwood, Indiana and Christa Edwards of Taylorsville; twenty-seven great-grandchildren; sixteen great-great-grand grandchildren; three step-grandchildren: Lisa Wade and Donna Sanders of Campbellsville, Marsha Gail Fields of Lexington; one brother and one sister: Tommy McElroy and wife, Rose of Springfield and Betty Shepherd of Indiana; several nieces and nephews, many other relatives and friends.She was also preceded in death by four grandchildren: Phyllis Anne Rainwater, Gary Hayes, Russell Emerson and Carper Hayes Jr.; one great-grandson, Daniel Ray Canady; four sisters: Anna Rose Whitlock, Lettie Wethington, Opal Waggner and Helen King. ___________________FUNERAL SERVICES:1:00 P.M., Monday, March 26, 2007 at the Parrott Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. Ronda ArnettBURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens
