Obituary of Emma Jean B. Bougher
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Mrs. Emma Jean Brinker Bougher, age 95, of Boone and formerly of Port St. Lucie, Florida, passed away Tuesday morning, November 27, 2012 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation Center. A resident there for the past eight years, she was cared for with love and kindness. Jean was born June 4, 1917 in Greenburg, Pennsylvania. Most of her adult life was spent in Ft. Lauderdale with her husband of 57 years, Phillips Bougher. Her joys included family, friends, art, travel and her garden.
She was preceded in death by her husband Phillips and son Charles Sherman Bougher.
Survivors include one daughter; Joan Shirley and husband Robert of Blowing Rock, five grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
A celebration of the life of Emma Jean Brinker Bougher will be conducted Saturday afternoon at 4 o\'clock at Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church. Memorials may be made to Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church, PO Box 393, Blowing Rock, North Carolina 28605 or to a charity of the donor\'s choice. Online condolences may be shared with the Bougher family at austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com.
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Bougher family.