CATHERINE EMERSON

CATHERINE ALEXIUS

EMERSON

Mrs. William Parsley Emerson, formerly Catherine Alexius, of Wilmington, N.C., died peacefully at home on February 19, 2013. She was born on January 10, 1918, in Norfolk, Virginia, to the late John Nelson Alexius and Mabel Davis Alexius. She was predeceased by her husband, William Parsley Emerson.

Mrs. Emerson was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and loyal friend to many. She is survived by her daughters, Joan Emerson Teer and her husband Page Teer, and Catherine Alexius (Cae) Emerson; and her son, William Parsley Emerson, junior, and Terre Henry, all of Wilmington; her grandsons Michael Page Teer, junior, and his wife Lillian Smith Teer of Wilmington; John Alexius Teer of Chapel Hill; William Emerson Teer and his wife Alison Lukes Teer of Alexandria, Virginia; William Parsley Emerson III and Henry Clay McQueen Emerson, also of Wilmington; and great grandchildren, Emerson Teer, Pierson Teer, and Wilshire Teer. Mrs. Emerson was preceded in death by fraternal twin brothers John Nelson Alexius, junior, and Harold Davis Alexius.

Mrs. Emerson graduated from Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C., where she served as an active alumna for many years. She was a member of St. James Parrish, the Cape Fear Country Club, The Surf Club, and the Carolina Yacht Club. Mrs. Emerson was also a loyal member of The Ministering Circle and The Catherine Kennedy Home where she served as president on both their boards. Mrs. Emerson was a former member of The National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of North Carolina.

She was a gracious entertainer and enjoyed spending her summers at Wrightsville Beach. Mrs. Emerson loved playing bridge and was also an avid reader.

The family wishes to extend a special thank you to Mrs. Emerson's caregivers, Dorothy Hankins and Arlene Brown, for their wonderful care and love, as well as the Lower Cape Fear Hospice for their loving attention in her last few weeks.

A graveside service will be held on Thursday, February 21 at 3:00 p.m. at Oakdale Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lower Cape Fear Hospice, 1414 Physicians Drive Wilmington, NC 28401, to the Children's Home Society of NC, P.O. Box 14608 Greensboro, NC 27499, or to a charity of one's choice.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.andrewsmortuary.com

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