Elizabeth Ann Wright Emmons

The passing of Elizabeth Ann (Liz) Wright Emmons of San Augustine, Texas, leaves a deep void in the hearts of many. She departed this life on March 30, 2025, at the age of 85. 

Born Elizabeth Ann Fry (Annie) to Otherine and Oliver Fry on September 23, 1939, on a farm in San Saba, Texas, she spent her childhood playing alongside her siblings and helping her parents with farm work. A true outdoorswoman from a young age, she developed a passion for hunting and fishing that stayed with her throughout her life.

Over the years, she explored various careers, working as a waitress, hairstylist, driver’s education teacher, and a top real estate sales agent.  However, her greatest joy came from working with special education children, ensuring their safe transport to and from school. She was deeply honored to serve in this role and retired proudly from Klein Transportation in Spring, Texas. 

Her faith was the cornerstone of her life, and she was a devoted lover of God. She had a tender heart for animals, especially dogs and stray cats. In her free time, she enjoyed gardening, birdwatching, sewing, cooking, dancing, and caring for and riding horses.

With a vibrant spirit, she lit up every room she entered and was always the life of the party. A gracious hostess, she took great pride in bringing people together. Her most cherished memories were those spent cooking for and being surrounded by her family. Above all, she was proud to have raised her children with a strong, faith-based foundation.

Regardless of how you knew her — as Liz, Annie, MeMe, or Cookie — her generosity and kindness left a lasting impression on everyone she met. Her memory will forever be cherished by those who loved her.

Elizabeth is survived by her sister Olline Fry Ray; daughter Belinda Bufkin and her husband Stephen, grandchildren Sharon Elizabeth Wells Chase, and her husband Joshua Chase, great-grandson Hayes Waylon Chase, grandson Marti Lynn Wells and his wife Tara Wells, and great-granddaughter Hallie Wells Phillips; son Gerald Lilly and his wife Tammy and grandsons Nicholas Lilly and Clayton Truesdell, great-grandchildren Camden Truesdell and Cate Truesdell; daughter Susie Wright Jimenez and her husband Ildefonso, granddaughter Savannah Elizabeth Mannari and husband Alex Mannari, and great-grandsons Maxwell Wright Mannari and Murphy William Mannari, granddaughter Christanna and her husband Ankit Bhardwaj and great-granddaughters Hadleigh and Penelope, granddaughter Arabella and husband Casey Gross, grandson Santiago Jimenez; daughter Traci Wright Robb and her husband Ron, granddaughter Tiffany Kurowski and great-grandchildren Thomas Joseph Kurowski Jr.; Taylor Jordan Kurowski, and Tatum Joyce Kurowski; and grandson Evan Terway. 

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Jack Leo Wright and Weldon Emmons; her brother, Tommy Fry; her parents, Otherine Nixon and Oliver Fry; and her daughter, Leslie Ann Brawner Terway.

She was deeply loved and will be dearly missed by her immediate family, nieces, nephews, and friends.

A visitation will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2025, at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, located at 316 W. Columbia St. in San Augustine. 

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 7, 2025, at Forest Park Cemetery, located at 18000 Interstate 45 South in The Woodlands, Texas. 

The family would like to express their gratitude and appreciation to the staff at Long Creek Assisted Living and Memory Care in Sunnyvale, Texas. “You were amazing to our mother, “Cookie,” and we will always be grateful for your care.” 

The family would like to extend their heartfelt gratitude to Ultimate Caring Hospice of Dallas, Texas, for their unwavering compassion and empathy during her final days. Their kindness brought comfort and peace, and their support will always be remembered.

In lieu of flowers we would love for donations to be made in memory of Elizabeth Wright Emmons to the Alzheimer’s Association of Dallas. www.alz.org.

Visit www.WymanRobertsFH.com for memories and condolences.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine.

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