NICHOLSON – Emily Elizabeth Blalock Booth, 71, passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at ARMC following an extended battle with cancer.
Mrs. Booth was born on February 20, 1943, the daughter of Willard and Yvonne Blalock. Mrs. Booth was preceded in death by a brother, Tony Blalock.
Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Billy Booth; three children, Lee Booth, Randy (Veronica) Booth, and Jennifer (Sam) Bowen; four grandchildren, Jay (Brandi) Bowen, Rebekah Bowen, Hannah Bowen, and Matthew Bowen; three great-grandchildren, Holden Bowen, Brianna Rich, and Brayden Rich; sisters, Ann Weldon, Joy (Sidney) Williams, and Lou (James) Hambrick; brothers, Buzzie Blalock, and Don (Shirley) Blalock; sister-in-laws, Elaine Blalock, Mary Stewart, and Dot (D.L.) Mealor; brother-in-law, Bobby (Peggy) Booth; and 23 nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 27, at 1 p.m., at Cabin Creek Baptist Church in Nicholson. Interment will follow the services at the church cemetery. Visitation will be held at Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26.
Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, is in charge of arrangements.