Kenneth Poe Funeral Services

August 15, 2021

William Thomas “Bill” Emerson, 89, of Charlotte, died Sunday, August 15, 2021 at Levine & Dickson Hospice House- Huntersville.  Bill was born on January 11, 1932 in Chatham County, NC, son of Rosa and Bunn Emerson. 

He grew up in Bear Creek and attended the Bonlee School.  Prior to entering the Army, Bill worked in the family poultry business for a number of years.  In 1956, Bill became an NC State Trooper for ten years before moving to the NCDMV License and Theft Division from which he retired in 1986.  Bill then moved to Florida, where he served for ten years as Chief of Security at Calvary Church in Clearwater.

Bill is survived by his wife of 64 years, Julia Clark “Judy” Emerson; daughter, Kathy Hall and her husband, Rick of Lake Wylie, SC; son, Byron Emerson and his wife Karen of Lewisville, NC; grandchildren, Jessica Hood and her husband, Michael, Ashley Helms and her husband, Matt and Rebecca Helms and her husband, Chris, Alyssa Emerson and Meredith Summey and her husband, Scott; great-grandchildren, Jonah, Levi, Abigail, Elizabeth, David and Logan.

A service to celebrate the life of Bill Emerson will be held at Redeeming Grace Presbyterian Church, 4800 Charlotte Highway, Lake Wylie, SC 29710, at a later date. 

Memorials may be sent to Hospice and Palliative Care Charlotte Region, P.O. Box 470408, Charlotte, NC 28247

Arrangements are in the care of Kenneth W. Poe Funeral & Cremation Service, 1321 Berkeley Ave., Charlotte, NC; 28204 (704) 641-7606. Online condolences can be shared at www.kennethpoeservices.com.