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Ricky Emerson Obituary
Visitation is scheduled for 5:00 until 9:00 p.m., Monday, June 19, at Cutshall Funeral Home in Glen. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 20, at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Glen, officiated by Bro. Donnie Bobo and Bro. Danny Lambert. Interment will follow in Carpenter Cemetery. Cutshall Funeral Home in Glen, MS is entrusted with arrangements. Survivors include his wife, Sherry Emerson of Burnsville, MS; his parents, Cecilia and James D. Emerson of Burnsville, MS; and Arthur Wayne Rose of Dalton, GA; 1 son, Ricky D. Whirley, Jr. of Burnsville, MS; 2 daughters, Ciara and Brooklyn Emerson, both of Burnsville, MS; 1 brother, Dewayne Emerson of Burnsville, MS; 2 sisters, Michelle Johnson and Pat Wood, both of Burnsville, MS; 1 grandchild, Caden Reed Whirley of Burnsville, MS; 6 nephews; and 5 nieces. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Edgar and Essie Rose; Mary Evelyn Marshall; George McDaniel; and Mary Emerson.
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Memories and Condolences
for Ricky Emerson
Kimberly Wessells-Overstreet
June 21, 2006
Aunt Cecelia,
There are no words I could possible express, nothing that is going to make the pain go away but I am here for you always and you will always be in my prayers and thoughts during this time. I am so very sorry, you have my deepest sympathy if you need anything please call.
Love you always and forever,
Kimberly E. Wessells-Overstreet
Kimberly E. Wessells-Overstreet
June 21, 2006
Be Still
Be still like the grass on a melancholy summer day
Be still like desert shrub.
Be calm and you will hear your loved one speak, in the stillness, in the calm, their love resounds.
If you are still this promise I make, you will hear the voice of your loved one helping you along your way.
Tawanna Helton
June 20, 2006
Dear Pat, Michelle, Dewayne, Sherry and Family:
I did not hear of Ricky's passing until this morning and express my deepest sympathy for you all. Ricky had a wonderful personality and an unstoppable spirit and I will miss him and always remember him. My heart goes out to all of you and you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Kathie Kurtz
June 20, 2006
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I love and miss you all. Love Aunt Kathie
Tom & Jean (Tipton) Ernst
June 19, 2006
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
Uncle Billy, Aunt Jody and Phillip McDaniel
June 19, 2006
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time of sorrow.
Wayne D. Rose
June 19, 2006
please know that all our love and prayers will be with you always.
Sue Simpson
June 19, 2006
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Jerry Tipton
June 19, 2006
We have all of you in our thoughts and prayers. Love, Jerry and Teresa Tipton
The Staff of Cutshall Funeral Home
June 18, 2006
Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.
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