William James "Jim" Emerson

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Charles W. Smith & Sons Funeral Home - McKinney

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February 1, 2026

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2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Faith Lutheran Church

1701 E Park Blvd, Plano, TX 75074

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3:00 p.m.

Faith Lutheran Church

1701 E Park Blvd, Plano, TX 75074

Charles W. Smith & Sons Funeral Home - McKinney

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Charles W. Smith & Sons Funeral Home - McKinney

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February 1, 2026

William Emerson Obituary

William James “Jim” Emerson, age 86, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2026, in Fairview, Texas. Born on Halloween in 1939 in Independence, Kansas, to William Arthur and Frances May Emerson, Jim grew up in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and was... Read William Emerson's Obituary