Angus L Emerson, III, 87, of Cabot, left this earth for Heaven on Monday, June 24, 2024.  He was the son of Angus L Emerson, Jr. and Robbie Sanders Emerson. He was born at home on May 11, 1937 in Hernando, MS, delivered by his grandfather and uncle, who were both physicians.

During World War II, Angus's family moved to Birmingham, AL. His father, an electrician, could make more money there. Angus went to kindergarten through second grade in Birmingham. In third grade he moved back to Hernando, MS, where he finished high school. Angus was a three-sport athlete in high school, playing basketball, baseball, and football.

Angus was in the Boy Scouts from age 12-17. At age 17 he finished the requirements in scouting to become an Eagle Scout. He was the first Eagle Scout from the city of Hernando, MS.

Angus then attended Mississippi College in Clinton, MS for one year. He then attended Ole Miss and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Geology. It was at Ole Miss that Angus met his future wife, Karen Burford, while he was a lifeguard. At Ole Miss, Angus was Pledge Master with the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. On a dare from some of his fraternity brothers, he tried out successfully to become a varsity cheerleader for Ole Miss football. He told the story of being on the sideline in Tiger Stadium when Billy Cannon returned a punt 89 yards for an LSU touchdown in 1959.

Angus and Karen married on August 4, 1960 and they were stationed in Chicago, IL for two years in an Army Missile Battalion. After two years in the Army, Angus felt the call of ministry on his heart, and attended New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, where he earned his Master's Degree in Religious Education.

After stints at churches in Cairo, GA and Macon, GA, Angus came "home" to Arkansas in 1968, where he was the Youth Minister at Baring Cross Baptist Church in Sherwood, AR, then at Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock in 1974. In 1976 Angus became Youth Minister at First Baptist Church in Cabot, AR.

Angus and Karen completed their family in Arkansas, adopting two children – Lee and Chris.  After finishing his Youth Ministry career, Angus became a Chaplain at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, where he said he felt perhaps the greatest sense of fulfillment in his career in ministry.

Angus is preceded in death by his parents, Angus L Emerson Jr. and Robbie Sanders Emerson of Hernando, MS, his sister Betsy Sartor of Oxford, MS, and his wife, Karen Burford Emerson of Cabot, AR.

He is survived by his children, Lee Emerson of Billings, MT (daughter-in-law Sheila Emerson, grandchildren Luke, Avery, and Allison Emerson, great grandchildren Brylin Emerson and Jamison McReynolds) and Chris House of Cabot, AR (son-in-law Bill House, grandchildren Dakota House and Travis Ray Skeen, great grandchildren Berkley and Sawyer Skeen).

"Rest…Rest in Him. Your work is through. Lean back on His great power. He'll work through you."