The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-01-04
Obituary Of S. o. Emery.

Last Saturday evening at the Ma
haney home ON North Ball street,
occurred the death of one of Ow osso's
most prominent men, 8. d. Emery,
who for % years has made this city
his home large part of his time.
Mr. Emery suffered q stroke OF
paralysis a week ago last Monday
evening from which he never rallied
and from which his death ensued last
Saturday evening at $3.50.
Mr.. Emery returned to take up his
regular work in the poultry business
ia September after what seemed to be
full recovery from serious operation
last summer in Portland, Maine. He
said upon his return that he had not
had better health for years than now
and began the fall buying with splen-
did spirit.
He had gone down town for the paper
on Monday evening and on his return
sat down to read when suddenly his
wife noticed him slipping from his
chair to the floor, after helping him
back to his chair he remarked that he
must have dropped asleep for the mo-
ment and that he felt we'll, however,
shortly he became unconscious. The
physician was at once summoned, but
no hope was held out and he passed
away without regaining consciousness
Mr.. Emery was born in Alfred.
Maine, and was 60 years old At the
age of 81 he went to Boston, Mass
where he lived for II years, after which
he came to Owosso and opened
poultry business. shipping huge quan.
titles Of poultry to the Boston market
In 1900 the family moved here in
tending to remain permanently, but
after five years they moved back to
Maine to care for their aged parents.
since then coming back for the fall
and winter seasons
In 1909 Mr.. Emery was elected mayor
of this city and received large amount
of publicity that was State wide on
account of his definite stand for a clean
administration of city affairs and his
rigid enforcement of the law and his
determination to keep the Sabbath
inviolate, even his political opponents
were forced to concede his splendid
honesty and integrity, he was at one
time also valued member of the city
board of education. Each public ser.
vice was rendered in a sincere and
Christian spirit and many who were
associated with him will long remeln.
Der his fearless stand for right
principles.
Nowhere will Mr.. Emery be more
greatly missed than in the First Baptist
church, where for 25 years he has been
devoted layman and officer. At one
time for period Of years he was super
intepdent of the Bible school,. almost
continuously q deacon, and for twenty
years the loved teacher of the Philathea
class. In all this work for quarter
of century he has reached hundreds
of lives, inspiring many by this
splendid optimism, large sympathies,
kindness and charity. No one appealed
to him in vain, he was always ready
to do for Others even to the point of
personal sacrifice. At the closing of
the morning service last Sunday Rey
Waite asked the congregation to sing
one of Mr.. Emery's favorite. hymns,
Nearer, My God to Thee, during
which there was scarce person but
what was moved to tears as they re.
m smbered his faithful service to the
church throughout its struggles. M
Surviving are his widow and two
sons, Walter E. and Ralph D., both of
Alfred, Maine. He also leaves the
folio wing brothers and sisters: George
A. and Melville Emery and Mrs G. H.
Clarke of Alfred, Maine Mrs. T. r.
Sullivan, of Norwood, Mass and L. N
Emery. Of Boston.
Brief funeral services were held on
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 in the chapel
of Jennings g. Son at which Rev. II. A.
Waite the psstor\ of the deceased.
officiated, paying tender tribute to his
memory. There was large attendance
including nearly all the present city
officials and eight former mayors. The
remains were accompanied to Alfred,
Maine. last Monday morning by Mrs.
Emery and son Walter and the final
service was held from his old home
Wednesday afternoon.