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The Daily Iberian, New Iberia, LA, US
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LOREAUVILLE -- Services for Emily Amy Polk, the former Emily Amy Dauphine, 74, will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church #1 with the Rev. Shawn Watson officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery #1.Visiting hours will be observed Saturday from 7 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at Fletcher Funeral Home and resume at 11 a.m. until the time of service at Mount Zion Baptist Chuch.A resident of New Iberia, Mrs. Polk died at 7:09 p.m. Monday, May 9, 2005, at Iberia Medical Center following a lengthy illness.Mrs. Polk was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church #1 in Loreauville.She is survived by her husband, Riley Polk; three daughters, Theresa D. Collins and husband Arthur "TeTa", Mary Delores Collins and husband Joseph "Tony" all of New Iberia and Joetta Polk of Atlanta; two godchildren, JoAnn Jacob of New Iberia and Glynn Jackson of Parks; a sister, Beatrice Raymond and husband Clarence of New Iberia; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.Mrs. Polk was preceded in death by her parents, Garfield and Elia W. Dauphine; five brothers, Adam Sr., Hypolite, Eddie, Baptiste and Freddie Dauphine and four sisters, Mary D. Lastrappe, Cecelia Manfield, Lydia Polk and Eunice Jackson.Pallbearers will be Derek Shaun Collins Sr., Jason Wade Collins Sr., Eric Leo Jacob Jr., Terry Lee Brown Sr., Willie Paul Prevost Jr. and Courtland O'Neal Hall.Honorary pallbearers will be John Wendell Provost Sr., Willie Paul Prevost Sr., Mark E. Morrison, Joseph "June" Collins Jr., Arthur "TeTa" Collins, Joseph "Tony" Collins Sr., Carol Brooks, Joseph Polite Jr., Harold Jackson, Alfred Raymond, Ervin Dauphine, Brian Bolton, Haymond Polk Sr., Clarence Raymond and Adam Dauphine Jr.Fletcher Funeral Home of New Iberia is in charge of the arrangements.