Naomi Ruth Emery

Naomi Emery, 71, passed away Monday, August 25, 2008, surrounded by family at her home in Hudson Oaks. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Friday in White's Chapel of Memories, 130 Houston Avenue, Weatherford. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home. Burial: Annetta Cemetery. Memorials: In lieu of usual remembrances, the Emery family requests memorial donations in Naomi's name to a charity of your choice. Naomi Ruth Bechtel was born March 20, 1937, in Bloomington, Ind., daughter of the late Roscoe and Clara Boling Bechtel. Naomi, a Christian with great inner strength, saw God's blessing in all nature. Her family was her top priority. Naomi, a teacher in the Fort Worth ISD and St. Andrews Parochial School, loved to teach to make a difference in her students' lives. She loved the Bible, tennis, birds, western art and traveling, especially to the mountains. Naomi was preceded in death by a daughter, Carol Elizabeth Suits, in 1995; parents; brother, Zachariah Bechtel; sisters, Neva May Gibson and Myrtle Ica McLain. Survivors: Husband, Jack Emery of Hudson Oaks; son, Christopher Emery and wife, Shari, of Fort Worth; daughter, Julia Beckman and husband, Mitchell, of Humble; grandchildren, Lindsey Suits, Brandon Suits, Mandy Smith, Johnathan Dawson, Jason Dean, Chelsea Emery, Mitchell Beckman II, Kyle Beckman, Jordan Beckman, and Eric John Beckman; and great-granddaughter, Jayden Nicole Dean; sisters, Eva Nunn, Mary Cramer, and Kitty Halliburton; many nieces and nephews; and a host of loving friends.