O'REAR, Emma Lucretia "Emmalu"^{[1, 2]}

1920 - 2004  (83 years)

• Name	O'REAR, Emma Lucretia
  Nickname	Emmalu
  Birth	24 Jul 1920	Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Jan 2004	Fairview Cemetery, Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, USA   [3]
  Death	21 Jan 2004	Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA   [1, 2]
  	Opelika-Auburn News, January 22, 2004 Excerpts from a lengthy obituary: Funeral services for Emma Lucretia (Emmalu) O'Rear Foy, 83, a resident of Auburn for over 53 years, will be held at Auburn United Methodist Church at 11:00 a.m. Saturday morning with interment at 2:00 p.m. at the Fairview City Cemetery in Eufaula, AL. Emmalu, wife of Dean Emeritus James E. Foy V, went home to be with her beloved Lord and Savior Jesus Christ January 21, 2004 after a lengthy illness at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Born July 24, 1920, in Jasper to Caine O'Rear, Sr., and his wife Lulu Dodd, Emmalu attended Jasper City and Walker County schools. She graduated in 1941 with a BA in English and Voice from The University of Alabama. She completed her master's degree in English Education from Auburn University in 1973. Emmalu married James Edgar Foy, V, on April 3, 1943, at the United Methodist Church in Jasper just two weeks before Jim shipped off to World War II. Mrs. Foy is preceded in death by her sister Mrs. John Robertson (Patricia O'Rear) of San Angelo, TX; her brother Caine O'Rear, Jr., of Jasper. She is survived by her husband James Edgar Foy, V; her daughter Mary Lou Foy of Silver Spring, MD; her daughter Mrs. Benjamin Barnett Spratling III (Susan Foy), grandson Benjamin Barnett Spratling IV, and step-granddaughter Camille Spratling, all of Mountain Brook; two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Caine O'Rear, Jr. (Kathryn Isbell) of Jasper, and Mrs. Erle H. Foy (Janet Crawford) of Atlanta; and many nieces and nephews, grand- and great-grand nieces and nephews. [1]
  Age	83 years
  Person ID	P1068	Dutton Ancestry
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	O'REAR, Caine Sr           b. 22 Mar 1883, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA           d. 10 Apr 1965, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	DODD, Lulu Emma           b. 11 Mar 1888             d. 6 Sep 1936 (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	16 Jan 1912	Calhoun County, Alabama, USA   [4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 28 years and 10 months - She : 23 years and 10 months.
  Siblings	1 brother and 1 sister
  1. O'REAR, Patricia Helen           b. 9 Apr 1917, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA           d. 3 Sep 2000, Texas, USA  (Age 83 years) 2. O'REAR, Emma Lucretia "Emmalu"           b. 24 Jul 1920, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA           d. 21 Jan 2004, Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA  (Age 83 years) ╚═FOY, Dr James Edgar           b. 7 Nov 1916, Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA           d. 8 Oct 2010, Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA  (Age 93 years),  m. 3 Apr 1943, Etowah County, Alabama, USA     3. O'REAR, Caine Jr           b. 26 Jun 1922, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA           d. 25 Aug 2003, Walker County, Alabama, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Children	3 children
  	1. O'REAR, Patricia Helen           b. 9 Apr 1917, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA           d. 3 Sep 2000, Texas, USA  (Age 83 years) 2. O'REAR, Emma Lucretia "Emmalu"           b. 24 Jul 1920, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA           d. 21 Jan 2004, Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA  (Age 83 years)   3. O'REAR, Caine Jr           b. 26 Jun 1922, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA           d. 25 Aug 2003, Walker County, Alabama, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Stepparents	SELLERS, Iris
  Family ID	F5070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	O'REAR, Caine Sr           b. 22 Mar 1883, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA           d. 10 Apr 1965, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA (Age 82 years)
  Stepmother	SELLERS, Iris           b. 6 Sep 1909             d. 11 Apr 1997  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F5071	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FOY, Dr James Edgar           b. 7 Nov 1916, Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA           d. 8 Oct 2010, Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA (Age 93 years)  [2]
  Marriage	3 Apr 1943	Etowah County, Alabama, USA   [2]
  Age at Marriage	She : 22 years and 9 months - He : 26 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F5205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Jul 1920 - Jasper, Walker County, Alabama, USA Marriage - 3 Apr 1943 - Etowah County, Alabama, USA Burial - Jan 2004 - Fairview Cemetery, Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, USA Death - 21 Jan 2004 - Auburn, Lee County, Alabama, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S50] Findagrave.com. [S141] Familysearch.org. [S50] Findagrave.com. Maintained by: Find a Grave Originally Created by: Anonymous Added: 11 Jul 2004 Find a Grave Memorial# 9082722 [S64] (See) Marriage Record.