Elizabeth Anna Bell Denson Emerson, age 96, of Liberty, KY passed away on Thursday November 23rd, 2017 at the Liberty Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Liberty, KY on February 17th, 1921 a daughter of the late George Thomas Downs and Rosa Hall Downs.
She was the widow of Noah Denson and Hafford Emerson.
She was a housewife and a member of the Highway 49 Holiness Church.
Survivors include: Three Daughters: Lucille Byrd of Liberty, Geraldine Meeks of Harrodsburg and Anita Denson of Lexington, One Son: Shirley and (Phyllis) Denson of Liberty, Daughter-in-law: Donna Denson of Liberty, Eighteen Grandchildren, Twenty Nine Great Grandchildren, several great great grandchildren, Two Brothers: Alvin Downs of Nicholasville and Cloyd Downs of Midway, Two Sisters: Virginia Smith of Berea and Ada Gillespie of Georgetown and Special Caregiver: Deva Poff.
Besides her parents and spouses she was preceded in death by Two Sons: Garland Denson and Lonnie “Gene” Denson, Two Sisters: Dorothy Brown and Jeanette Devers and Five Brothers: Harshall, Walter, Sherrill, George W. and James Downs.
Visitation will be held 5:00 P.M. till 9:00 P.M. Saturday November 25th, 2017 and after 9:00 A.M. Sunday November 26th, 2017 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 P.M. Sunday November 26th, 2017 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel. Chaplain Dominic Gordon and Bro. Shirley Denson officiating. Burial will be in the Tapscott Cemetery.
