Post by Rodney Trent Briles on Aug 17, 2019 10:04:13 GMT -5
Emma M. Briles Ward, age 76, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Aperion Care in Galesburg, Illinois. Born on July 8, 1943 in Monmouth, Illinois, the daughter of John Frank and Alwilda Margaret Obenour Briles. A funeral service is planned for Emma will be at 10:30 AM Friday, August 16, 2019 at Turnbull Funeral Home in Monmouth, Illinois. Interment will be in Monmouth Cemetery.
On January 23, 1965, Emma married David Ross Ward at the Assembly of God Church in Beloit, Wisconsin and they later divorced.
Emma is survived by three daughters; Sarah Morss of Abingdon, Illinois, Peggy Ward of Monmouth, Illinois, and Ruth Tyrrel of Helena, Montana, ten grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, one sister, Phyllis Lucian of Beloit, Wisconsin, and two brothers; Frank Briles and Keithsburg, Illinois and Paul Briles of Macomb, Illinois. A number of nieces and nephews are also surviving. She is preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Frances Abbadusky, and a number of aunts, uncles, and nephews.
Emma M. Briles Ward, age 76, of Monmouth, Illinois, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Aperion Care in Galesburg, Illinois. Born on July 8, 1943 in Monmouth, Illinois, the daughter of John Frank and Alwilda Margaret Obenour Briles. A funeral service is planned for Emma will be at 10:30 AM Friday, August 16, 2019 at Turnbull Funeral Home in Monmouth, Illinois. Interment will be in Monmouth Cemetery.