Emerson Funeral Home

04/08/2025

Please join us Wednesday, April 9th 4:00-6:00 at Emerson's to honor Rick Carter for 40 years of dedicated service.

Enjoy the video of Rick reflecting on his career.

He will certainly be missed!

Rick Carter recently completed 40 years of faithful service at Emerson's Funeral Home in Jonesboro, Arkansas. This is his tribute video.

03/12/2025

Please join us as we celebrate 40 years of service honoring Rick Carter!

01/03/2022

On the morning of January 1, 2022, Miss Kayli Jade Hansen gained her angel wings. Kayli was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas to Amber and Todd Hansen on March 11, 2001. She was twenty years old when she passed away in the arms of her mother. Kaylis life would seem too

12/09/2021

The holidays can be a difficult time of the year when dealing with the loss of a loved one. Cornerstone United Methodist Church and several other churches from our community invite you to join them on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. at Cornerstone United Methodist Church. This holiday service is called "Hope and Healing" and is a special service that is focused on dealing with the loss of a loved one. We invite you to attend this service and let God help you through this difficult time.

&Healing

11/25/2021

In everything give THANKS.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

11/11/2021

Did you KNOW?

Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and November 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Unlike Memorial Day, Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans—living or dead—but especially gives thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.

08/07/2021

Did you know that today is Purple Heart Day?

Purple Heart Day, on August 7th, commemorates the creation of the oldest American military decoration for military merit. The Purple Heart honors the men and women who are of the Military Order of the Purple Heart. During the American Revolutionary War, the Badge for Military Merit decorated six known soldiers.
General George Washington created the Badge of Merit in 1782. Washington intended the honor to be presented to soldiers for “any singularly meritorious action.” Its design included a purple, heart-shaped piece of silk bound with a thin edge of silver. Across the face, the word Merit was embroidered in silver. While the badge symbolized the courage and devotion of an American Patriot, no one knows who designed the award.
Until Washington’s 200th birthday, the Purple Heart persisted as a Revolutionary War footnote. Through the efforts of General Douglas MacArthur, the U.S. War Department created the Order of the Purple Heart. Today the medal bears a bust of George Washington and his coat of arms.

08/04/2021

“Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.”

Gen. Douglas MacArthur

08/04/2021

“Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.”

Gen. Douglas MacArthur

07/04/2021

Have a safe and happy Independence Day!

05/31/2021

Today, we honor all those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

We are forever grateful for those who have served and sacrificed for their country. 🇺🇸

05/29/2021

WHY IS THE POPPY A SYMBOL OF MEMORIAL DAY?
In the war-torn battlefields of Europe, the common red field poppy (Papaver rhoeas) was one of the first plants to reappear. Its seeds scattered in the wind and sat dormant in the ground, only germinating when the ground was disturbed—as it was by the very brutal fighting of World War 1.

John McCrae, a Canadian soldier and physician, witnessed the war first hand and was inspired to write the now-famous poem “In Flanders Fields” in 1915. He saw the poppies scattered throughout the battlefield surrounding his artillery position in Belgium.