Edsel Emmons

Edsel Linden Emmons, 89, of Paducah, Kentucky, died Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau.

He was born Oct. 31, 1930, in Blodgett, Missouri, to Timothy and Mary Griffith Emmons. He and Shirley J. Wood were married April 5, 1952, at Cape Girardeau.

He served in the U.S. Navy.

Survivors include his son, Keith (Lisa) Emmons of Paducah; daughter, Linda (Chico) Felean of Covington, Louisiana; sister, Glenda Henry of Tucson, Arizona; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents and wife.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

Graveside service, with full military honors, will be at noon Friday at New Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, with Harl Ray Lewis officiating.

Memorial contributions may be given to National Parkinson's Foundation.

Online condolences may be sent at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.