Dawn Ruth Emerson

Graveside services for Dawn Ruth Emerson, 72, of Whitehouse were held Sept. 8 at Evergreen Cemetery, Odem, with Robert Moore officiating under direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Ms. Emerson died Sept. 5, 2007 in Tyler.

She was born May 16, 1935 in Liberty to the late Barney J. and Florence Angel White. She was a homemaker and lived in Lindale until 2001 when she moved to Whitehouse. She was a member of Whitehouse Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Woodard Emerson, on Dec. 22, 1996, and brother, William "Billy" White. Survivors include daughter, Beckie Payne, Tomsk, Russia; sister, Johnnie Christian, Tyler; two granddaughters; six great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.