Emma Loucreta Wood was born on February 22, 1889 in Hilton, VA. In 1900, she lived in White River, Madison, Arkansas. By 1910 she lived in Richland, Madison, Arkansas. Emma was a warm, vibrant and fun loving lady who never met a stranger, all were treated as friends. She smelled of snuff and Avon's "To a Wild Rose." She would always have you sit close to her, but would always sit with her arms crossed in front of her. She made the best cobbler. In fact, Wanda still makes her apple cobbler every year for the Holidays. Wanda would sit in the kitchen with her and watch, and she would talk people and days gone by. When Wanda would visit her, she would love going into the cellar and looking at the rows and rows of colorful jars that her garden had produced, the reds, greens, purples and browns. . She has fond She had a unique way memories of helping her snap the green beans on hot summer nights when everyone would sit in a circle and visit while they worked. Emma died on November 28, 1966 in Lincoln, Washington, Arkansas and is buried in Lincoln, Arkansas. To this day she is missed and very fondly remembered.
Her Grandson Ellis Faulkner wrote, "Mommie Faulkner, she didn't like to be called Grandma! I loved this woman dearly! She had a unique way of making each of her grandchildren feel special. She was great cook. She made great cobblers. As fine a person as I've ever known!!!"
What more is there to say.
Emma and her son Ellis
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