Obituary for Mary Emma Waters who died 4 November 1942- from the Nov. 6 1942
Urbana Courier, Urbana, IL

Mrs. Waters, 76, dies in Urbana

Mrs. Mary Emma Waters, 76 died at 5:20 p.m. at her home, 903 E. Green Street, Urbana, following a long illness. Her condition had been serious for sometime.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday from the Renner funeral home. Interment will be made in the Yearsley cemetery, five miles northeast of Urbana.

Mary Emma Waters was born at Rising Sun, Ind. on April 28, 1866, the daughter of James K. and Mary Jane Spore Corson. She came to Illinois in 1884, where she spent the remainder of her life.

On Sept. 5, 1894, she married Howard William Waters. They resided on a farm in Somers township until six years ago when they moved to Urbana. Her husband preceded her in death.

She is survived by five children: Mrs. Hope Williams, Edgerton, Ohio; Lee Waters of Stanton township; Jessie James, Terre Haute, Ind; and Ferne and Maude Waters at home. She also leaves a sister, Mrs. Alma Yearsley, Urbana; and two brothers, George Corson, Modesto, California; and Bailey Corson, of Somers township. There is also a half-brother, Harry Collins, Oakland, California.

She is preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, William A. and Eddy Corson and a half-sister, Mrs. Pearl Griesner; and a half-brother, Curtis Collins.

Before moving to Urbana, she was a member of the Carley Chapel church. At the time of her death, she was a member of the First Methodist church of Urbana, the Mary and Martha class of the Sunday school, the WCTU, New Idea club, Urbana Women's club and Carley Friendship club.

Submitted by Marguerite Butzow
*submitter's note- Pearl Griesner should be Pearl Friesner