Bullard, Emma B.

1914 -

• Name	Bullard, Emma B.
  Birth	25 Sep 1914	Richland County, Illinois
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	BULL.E006
  Person ID	I51345	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Bullard, Harrison Ethridge,   b. 29 Jun 1886   d. 15 Oct 1952 (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Lewis, Lena L.,   b. 28 Mar 1894, Jasper County, Illinois d. 29 May 1916, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F18602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Houchin, Leslie E.
  Children	+ 1. Houchin, Billie Jean,   b. 20 Jan 1934, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 18 Jun 1988, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F18600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Peters, Felix I.,   b. 1911   d. 1983 (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F18601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Sep 1914 - Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Emma B. (Bullard) Houchin Peters, of Olney, died Friday, March 4, 2005 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. She was 90. Mrs. Peters was born on September 25, 1914, in Richland County, the daughter of Harrison E. and Lena (Lewis) Bullard. She married Leslie E. Houchin on January 20, 1932. He preceded her in death in 1974. She later married Felix Peters. He preceded her in death in 1983. She was retired and had worked at International Shoe Factory. Survivors include a sister, Eva Hill, Petersburg, IN.; a grandson, Leslie Padgett, Olney; three granddaughters, Debra Britton, Albion, Becky Bell, Sumner, and Penny Runyon, Oregon; eight great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, a daughter, Billie Jean Padgett, and a grandson, Harold 'Buddy' Padgett. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney with Pastor Chris Jennette officiating. Burial was in Maple Dale Cemetery in Olney. Sumner Press, March 10, 2005