In Memory of Carla Emery -

[Guest Guest]

Sorry if this has been posted before, I just recieved it and felt it should be passed along.

 

Hill

 

 

 

 

 

In Memory of Carla Emery -

>

> Carla Emery DeLong, bestselling author of The Encyclopedia of Country

> Living and tireless crusader for the homesteading movement, passed

> away of complications from low blood pressure on October 11, 2005. She

> died in Odessa, Texas, on her way home from a national speaking tour,

> surrounded by her family.

>

> Carla's entire life was distinguished by her strength of character and

> her willingness to make her own way on her own terms. She will be

> remembered by thousands around the world for her writings on

> independent living, and for the doctrines of self-sufficiency and

> environmental stewardship she preached at speaking engagements across

> the United States. She is survived by her devoted husband, Don DeLong;

> by her brother, Dick Hoff; by her seven children and their partners,

> Dolly and Steve Perry, Dan and Miriam Emery, Becca Emery and Phil

> Vlahakis, Luke Emery, Sara and Stephen daSilva, Jacob Emery and

> Karolin Röcklinger, and Esther Emery and Nick Fouch; and also by six

> grandchildren, Ben, Beth, Matthew and Hannah Perry, and Elijah and

> Neoma Emery.

>

> Shortly before her death Carla wrote down how she wanted to be

> remembered. "She was responsible. She loved a job. She loved being a

> wife, a mother, and a writer. She worked hard and did her best."

>

> A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2005 at Grace

> Chapel in Wilcox, Arizona. All the many people whose lives Carla

> touched are welcome to attend.

>

> **To anyone attending Carla's service on Nov. 5th, please call, email,

> or send a card.**

>

> All donations are to be sent to Bank One, 150 West Grant, Willcox, AZ

> 85643. Payable to Donald DeLong.

 

 

[Guest Guest]

I would like to add something to this (and hug Hill and thank you for posting it)

 

If you would like to do something in Carla's memory.. buy her book! If you already have one... buy one for a friend!

 

of all the books I have, "The Encyclopedia of Country Living" by Carla Emery is my most used and valued book!

[Mother]

Thank you for posting this Hill,

 

I had not heard this and I feel terrible about it. I actually got to meet her many years ago when her book first came out and I have one of the first of her books. She sent them out as chapters when she first started writing it and they were put in a binder as you got them. I also have one of her paperbacks but it is almost in shreds, I will certainly buy another and probably more than one so that I can give them as gifts. Carla was truly a beacon for all who wanted to be self suficient and she will be sorely missed.

 

I would and have reccommended her book to anyone who has a desire to learn about country life. There is no better manual that I know of, and I have lots of them, that covers so many subjects in one book and does it with humor, love and sensitivity.

 

Mother

 

 

[SisterKrister]

I almost sold my copy of her book but after looking through it again I, thankfully, decided to keep it. I wish I had known of her sooner. I think I'll buy a copy of her book for one of my neice's for Christmas.

[Homesteader]

Her book is a permanent reference book that should be in all of our home libraries!

[Roseofsharon]

I just ordered it yesterday!