Amerson, Emily Windham

Emily Windham Amerson, 83, of Lamar died Tuesday, January 18, 2011. Mrs. Amerson was born in Darlington County, South Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Wallace Windham and Isabelle Lloyd Windham. Mrs. Amerson was a member of the First Baptist Church in Lamar and the Moon Beam Sunday School Class. She was a loving and dedicated wife to Leonard Amerson and was a loving and caring mother. Surviving are her son, Marion L. Amerson and wife, Gloria of Lamar; and her daughter, Daphene Amerson of Florence. Mrs. Amerson was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Amerson; and by her brothers, Stanley Windham and Maurice Windham. The family will receive friends following the graveside service on Thursday, January 20, 2011. A graveside memorial service will be held Thursday, January 20, 2011 at 11 AM in Lamar Memorial Cemetery, directed by Kistler Hardee Funeral Home of Lamar. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 4550 W. 77th Street, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55435 or to the Lamar Memorial Cemetery, PO Box 2, Lamar, SC 29069 or to the Darlington County Humane Society, 131 Cashua Street, Darlington, SC 29532 or to the Florence County Humane Society, 1007 Stockade Drive, Florence, SC 29506.