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Submitted: 9/4/09 • Approved: 5/30/12 • Last Updated: 9/27/12 • R230984-G230983-S3
Melzelda "Zelda" Trotter Reed Pinkston Young Emmett
Born February 1, 1876, Winn City, Illinois.
Died August 10, 1956, Norfork, Baxter County, Arkansas
Daughter of Ed and Charlottie Peer Trotter.
Married (1) William Robert Reed.
Married (2) Thomas Jefferson Pinkston.
Married (3) James E. Young.
Married (4) Joseph W. Emmett.
The Baxter Bulletin
August 16, 1956
Funeral services of Mrs. Melzelda Emmett, 81, who died Friday at her home near Norfork, were held Sunday afternoon in Galatia Church with Rev. Frank Horst officiating. Burial was in the Galatia Cemetery with the Roller Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Emmett was born February 1, 1876, in Winn City, IL. She was a member of the Bethel Springs Mennonite Church. Survivors include three sons, Edward J. Pinkston of Mt. Home, Charles G. Pinkston of Long Beach, CA and Raymond Curtis Young of Hot Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Lottie Parnell of Norfork and Mrs. Nettie Pool of Culp; a brother, Charles Trotter of Mt. View; 17 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
(From the files of Max Parnell.)
ALSO
Gospel Herald, Volume XLIX , Number 38, September 18, 1956:
Emmett, Melzelda, daughter of Edward Phillips and Charlotte Trotter, was born at Winn City, Ill., Feb. 1, 1875; died at her home near Norfork, Ark., Aug. 10, 1956; aged 81y. 6m. 9 d. She was married four times: first to Wm. Robert Reed, then to T. J. Pinkston, third to James Enos Young, and last to J. W. Emmett, all of whom preceded her in death. She is survived by 5 children (Mrs. Lottie Parnell, Norfork, Ark; E. J. Pinkston, Mountain Home, Ark.; Charles G. Pinkston, Long Beach, Calif.; Mrs. Nettie Pool, Culp, Ark., and Raymond Curtis Young, Hot Springs, Ark.), one brother (Charles W. Trotter, Mountain View, Ark.), 17 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren. Since she was the type of person that showed herself friendly and was continually helpful to those in need, she is also survived by an unusually large number of personal friends. She was a member of the Bethel Springs Mennonite Church, Culp, Ark. Funeral services were in charge of Frank Horst were at the Galatia Methodist Church near Norfork, Ark., and burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Contributed on 9/4/09 by maxparnell
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