Mr Thomas Alfred Emerson.
it is with sincere regret that we have to record the untimely death of Mr Thomas Alfred Emerson, assistant general secretary to the Denaby and Cadeby collieries Ltd., which occurred at ihs residence, “Lynwood”, Osborne Road, Doncaster, on Wednesday morning, at the immature age of 41.
Mr Emerson had been in failing health for some considerable time, and for the last five months was bedfast with severe cardiac trouble. The upmost that medical skill could do was done, but towards the end he declined very rapidly.
By the death of Mr Emerson the district loses a popular and pleasing personality, and the Denaby and Cadeby collieries Ltd a faithful and devoted, as well as highly capable, servant.
Mr Emerson was born in Darlington, the second son of Mr John Emerson of the town. He was educated at Darlington Grammar School, and came into South Yorkshire in 1891 to take up a clerical appointment in the general offices of the Denaby and Cadeby collieries. He had a genius for grasping and arranging details; he speedily amassed encyclopaedic knowledge of the inner workings of the commercial side of a large colliery, and was, generally speaking, a mine of information on all matters affecting the coal trade.
By monumental industry – he was a tireless worker – he rose steadily in the services of the company until he had reached at the time of his death the responsible post of assistant general secretary, and was classed as one of the leading officials of one of the largest commercial undertakings in the country.
He was a man of extraordinary vigour and was just happy when at work. In entering the services of a concern which made a feature of large enterprises, he was exactly in his element. He was very popular with the management and staff, and as a specialist in certain branches of the business his merits were warmly appreciated and substantially recognised.
Deceased was not associated with any public movement, and was not prominently identified with any interests outside his work, although he lived in Mexborough and district for 23 years.
In 1906 he married Miss Kathleen Maude Wilson, daughter of the late Mr Christopher Wilson and Mrs Wilson of Adwick Road. Mexborough, and he leaves a widow and two little girls and a little boy to mourn their loss.
For three years. He acted as people warden at the Mexborough Parish Church, in association with Mr J. E. H.Drabble who acted as Vickers warden. He took a very prominent part in organising the successful church bazaar some years ago. He was a devout churchman. He retired from this office of churchwarden five years ago, when he went to live in Doncaster.
When he allowed himself to take his ease, he was very partial to tennis, and latterly Jaco golf with a good deal of enthusiasm.
The funeral is to take place on Saturday at the Doncaster Cemetery, at 3:30 PM