In Memory Of
Benjamin Emery Jr.
1924
2011
Benjamin Emery Jr.
July 18, 1924 — December 10, 2011
Benjamin "Ben" Emery Jr., 87, of Topeka, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011.
He was born July 18, 1924 in Topeka, the son of Benjamin Sr., and Bessie (Warner) Emery.
Ben was a graduate of Highland Park High School.
Mr. Emery retired from Goodyear after 35 years of service. He also farmed most of his life.
He was a member of Eastside Baptist Church in Topeka, where he served as a deacon, trustee, youth minister, as well as Sunday school superintendent.
Ben married Bettie Meggison on September 9, 1944, she survives. Other survivors include three children, Gary (Molly) Emery, and their children, Tracy (Mike) Henshaw, Rebecca (Raymon) Foreman, and Elizabeth (Dannie) Stacey;
Ron Emery, and his children, Shawn (Jennifer) Emery and Angel Emery;
and Janelle Barnes, and her son Joshua Barnes; thirteen great-grandchildren; three great- great grandchildren; two sisters, Jean Greene, and Dorothy Wilson.
He was preceded in death by a son, Robert Emery; and three sisters, Catherine Traxler, Ruth Rowe, and Joyce Crawford.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 17, 2011, at the Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th Ave., Topeka. Mr. Emery will lie in state after 3 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Care Hospice Services, 200 Southwest Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 310, White Plains, NY 10605, or to the Alzheimer's Association 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601.
He was born July 18, 1924 in Topeka, the son of Benjamin Sr., and Bessie (Warner) Emery.
Ben was a graduate of Highland Park High School.
Mr. Emery retired from Goodyear after 35 years of service. He also farmed most of his life.
He was a member of Eastside Baptist Church in Topeka, where he served as a deacon, trustee, youth minister, as well as Sunday school superintendent.
Ben married Bettie Meggison on September 9, 1944, she survives. Other survivors include three children, Gary (Molly) Emery, and their children, Tracy (Mike) Henshaw, Rebecca (Raymon) Foreman, and Elizabeth (Dannie) Stacey;
Ron Emery, and his children, Shawn (Jennifer) Emery and Angel Emery;
and Janelle Barnes, and her son Joshua Barnes; thirteen great-grandchildren; three great- great grandchildren; two sisters, Jean Greene, and Dorothy Wilson.
He was preceded in death by a son, Robert Emery; and three sisters, Catherine Traxler, Ruth Rowe, and Joyce Crawford.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 17, 2011, at the Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th Ave., Topeka. Mr. Emery will lie in state after 3 p.m. Friday, at the funeral home where the family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Care Hospice Services, 200 Southwest Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 310, White Plains, NY 10605, or to the Alzheimer's Association 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601.
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Service Schedule
Past Services
Visitation
Friday, December 16, 2011
7:00 - 9:00 pm (Central time)
Penwell-Gabel - Mid-Town Chapel
Service
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Starts at 10:00 am (Central time)
Penwell-Gabel - Mid-Town Chapel
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