Emma Lucille Church

Emma Church Stewart was the last of the Church's living on the family land inGlasgow, Barren Co., KY. Her land was bought by her nephew, Larry Settle, after her death in 1998. The original family property encompassed land from Beaver Creek to Happy Valley Rd. and in between Highway 90 and Lexington Dr. where she owned land. Longhunter's Trail used to be named Church Road, and that is where the family cemetery is located. Everyone else has either died or sold their land. Her mother died young and she was the oldest daughter who raised her other siblings. 
     She graduated from Lois-Glyn Beauty School in 1934. She was a beautician and had licenses in 5 states: KY., ILl., CA., MI., & OH. She owned her own shops in Louisville, KY, Chicago, IL., Pontiac, MI., Waverly, OH. and Glasgow, KY. She also worked in shops in CA. and ID. She was appointed State Inspector of Cosmetology in KY. by Gov. Louie Nunn (Republican) for 4 years, and retained it for another 4 years under a Democratic Administration. She held her beautician license for 64 yrs., until her death. She was a Kentucky Colonel & member of KY. Heritage, Inc., Eastern Star Olive Chapter # 179 of Chicago, IL., Fraternal Order of Eagles Ladies Auxiliary Aeri #2379 in St. Matthews of Louisville, Ky.; also a contributor to the Museum of the Barrens (now the South Central Cultural Center) in Glasgow, Ky.
     She died of multiple myeloma ( bone cancer). She & her husband are buried in Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. She was the oral historian of her family for several years. I don't think she ever thought of herself as a genealogist, but if it wasn't for her keeping all the family records my research would have been much harder. It was amazing the dates she could tell you without having to search for it. She had a very sharp mind even as she aged. She was a highly respected & esteemed lady in her community with many influential political figures as her personal friends.