Emily Josephine Kempe
b. 25 February 1922, d. 11 March 1977
- Father: William M. Kempe b. 17 March 1887, d. 17 February 1971
- Mother: Emily Honor McCracken b. 4 April 1894, d. 28 August 1981
- Emily Josephine Kempe was born on 25 February 1922 in Bend, San Saba County, Texas.
- She married Max J. Dyson, son of C. C. Dyson Dyson and Alice E. Long, circa 1939.
- William M. Kempe and Emily Honor McCracken appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at 1227 Lindon. Other members of the household included Emily Josephine Kempe, Esther Lillian Kempe, Frank Kempe, Max J. Dyson and William Dewey Kempe.
- Emily Josephine Kempe became a widow at the 15 August 1944 death of her husband Max J. Dyson.
- She officially witnessed the death of Max J. Dyson on 15 August 1944 in Tarrant County, Texas.
- The following appeared on 16 August 1944 in the Denton Record-Chronicle: (Fort Worth, Aug. 16) While two young lives clung to a partially submerged stump which had wrecked their outboard motorboat, their husbands drowned about midnight yesterday when they attempted to swim 100 years to a nearby island for aid.
The drowning victims, whose bodies were recovered early today, were Lewis Carter, 39, packing plant employe, and Max Dyson, 24, garage operator. Their widows are sisters.
Carter is a native of Weatherford. - At the time of her death Emily Josephine Kempe was living in River Oaks, Tarrant County, Texas, at 329 Hassett Avenue.
- Emily Josephine Kempe died on 11 March 1977 at age 55 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, . Her death was officially witnessed by Esther Lillian Kempe.
- She was interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 29 Sep 2015