Mary Alice Emberton

Mrs. Mary Alice Emberton, age 90, of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the Monroe County Medical Center. Mary Alice was born in Monroe County on May 10, 1936, a daughter of the late Troy and Edith Speakman Crews. She married James Ellis Emberton on October 30, 1950, in Tompkinsville. She worked at KEY Industries for over forty years and then went on to work at the Monroe County School System for another fifteen years, before retiring at the age of eighty. Mary Alice was saved as a young girl at a tent meeting and was a faithful member of Rock Bridge Baptist Church for over sixty years.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, James and Shelia Emberton of Tompkinsville, a daughter Patty Harrison, of Glasgow, one brother, Dr. James Parker Crews, of Cave City, and one sister, Katheryn Dubree of Tompkinsville, a half-brother, Tommy Crews of Glasgow. Three grandchildren, Shayne Emberton and wife Cindy, Trent Emberton and wife Chelsea, and April Flowers, seven great-grandchildren; Michael Flowers, Lydia Ford and husband Zach, Leah and Layni Emberton, Chandler, Mia, and Ella Emberton, along with a host of nieces and nephews also survive. Mary Alice also had a special caregiver, Francine Gregory whom she loved very much.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of sixty-two years, James Ellis Emberton, and one brother, Bobby Crews.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at Bartley & Sons Funeral Home in Tompkinsville, with burial to follow in the Skaggs Creek Cemetery.

The family requests visitation on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. and again on Wednesday morning, after 8:00 a.m. until the service time at 1:00.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Monroe County Backpack Program in memory of Mrs. Mary Alice.

Pallbearers: Shayne Emberton, Trent Emberton, Michael Flowers, Clifford Stephens, Terry Dubree, Wendell Emberton, and Terry David Dubree

Honorary Pallbearers: Dr. Jerry Neal Bean, J. T. Bean, Larry Wilson, Caleb Dubree, Dr. James Parker Crews, Hal Teeters, Francine Gregory, Tommy Crews and Michael York

Bartley & Sons Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with the care of Mrs. Mary Alice and her family.