Emily E. Loatman's Obituary
Emily E. Loatman, aged 94 years of Greenwich Twp., passed away Friday evening June 30, 2017 at her home under the care of Hospice. She had been in declining health for the past year and seriously ill for the past two weeks.
Emily was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna (nee Carney) Pearce and the wife of the late Kenneth L. “Buck” Loatman who passed in 2016. She and her late husband had been residents of Greenwich all of their life. Emily was a farmer's wife, in her later years, she was employed at Arnold’s Store in Greenwich until her retirement. She was extremely talented at sewing, altering, and creating anything from clothing to drapes and curtains; she could fabricate anything from a single picture to a mere description. She also enjoyed making crafts from things most would discard or throw away. Emily was a very good cook and was well known for her Crab Imperial. She enjoyed working in her yard and garden, and when the sun set, sitting on her back porch watching the birds, especially the Yellow Finch and Hummingbirds. She lived a full life; a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She is survived by her children: Deborah Pierce and her husband Joseph of Hopewell Twp., Kenneth L. Loatman Jr., of Quinton Twp., Elaine Webster and husband Mark of Upper Deerfield Twp., one brother, Carl Pearce of Cherry Hill, her five grandchildren: Erica Shrimp and her husband Jim, Allison Pierce, Gage Webster, Kaylin Webster, Eric Fizur and his wife Becky, and three great grandchildren: Joanna Shrimp, Joshua Shrimp, Wyatt Fizur, and many nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends. She was predeceased besides her parents and husband by siblings: Elizabeth Edwards, Ernestine Coombs, Eliza Coombs, Doris Hughes, Mary Mosley, Charles Pearce, Madge Durham, and Glendon Pearce. At Emily’s request funeral services will be held privately and at the convenience of the family. Interment will be held in Fernwood Memorial Park, Hopewell Twp.
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