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Jim Emerson, Wabash stated clerk, dies
03370
September 3, 2003

Jim Emerson, Wabash stated clerk, dies

By John Filiatreau

LOUISVILLE - James J. "Jim" Emerson, 75, the stated clerk of the Presbytery
of Wabash Valley and a former moderator of the Synod of Lincoln Trails, died
on Aug. 20.

Emerson, a Cincinnati native, graduated from Purdue University with a degree
in electrical engineering and served in the U.S. Army. He then returned to
Purdue, where he made a 37-year-long career in campus theaters. When he
retired, he was technical director of the Edward C. Elliott Hall of Music.

Emerson was a member of Central Presbyterian Church in Lafayette, IN, where
he was a deacon and elder and served on the session. He also worked as a
volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and for local programs for the aging.

Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Nancy Jo; a daughter, Emily Chidester
of Punta, FL; a son, John Emerson of Edmonds, WA; and a brother, George
Emerson of Fort Myers, FL.

Memorial gifts may be sent to Central Presbyterian Church, 31 N. 7th Street,
Lafayette, IN 47901, or to Geneva Center, 5282 N. Old US 31, Rochester, IN
46975.

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