I’m Taking My Rest
Don’t weep for me dear loved one, for I’ve departed to take my rest. I know that you loved me dearly, but my Father loved me best. He has taken me from life’s sufferings, to a place where I’ll have no more pain. And has given me hope that in the rapture, I’ll unite with each one of you again. Be strong and live for Jesus, take heed to the words that you hear. Live holy and love one another, don’t sorrow at my home going, for only the Father knows what is best. For I’ve finished my earthly assignment, now I’m taking my rest.
~Expressions of Gratitude
Reflections Reflections of Life
EmmaJean Nicholson McKinney Curtis’s journey of life began on January 20, 1943, to the late Jack and Frances Nicholson in Memphis, Tennessee.
Emma Jean grew up in the White Station community, where she attended T.W. Patterson and Lester High School. She was the oldest of the four siblings and the loving mother for four children, one of whom, Nina Benton, preceded her in death.
Her work career began at Baptist Hospital, where she worked as a Nursing Assistant twenty years before she went into private health care as a CNA.
She professed her belief in Christ at New Philadelphia Baptist Church, but later united with Temple of Deliverance Church of God in Christ under the leadership of the late G.E. Patterson, where she served on the Usher Board.
Emma Jean’s passion was cooking! She took great pride in preparing her specialty of lasagna and coleslaw for family gatherings.
Emma was loved and will be missed by her son, Timothy McKinney (Patsy) of Orlando, Florida, her daughters; Michelle McKinney and Sylvia Curtis, five grandchildren; Darius Abrams, Ashley Brown (Eric), Aaron Curtis, Anthony Benton, Jr., and Raven Ball, two great-grandchildren; Takeyrah Wallace and Dakota Abrams, three sisters; Fannie Howze (Alan) of White Lake, Michigan, Joann Walker of Olive Branch, Mississippi, Suzanne Clark and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
