Mrs. Emma Lee Word, age 75, of 371 Thomason Road, Fountain Inn, died Friday, March 25, 2016 at the Hillcrest Memorial Hospital, Simpsonville. Born in Laurens County, a daughter of the late Willie Lee Nance and Charlie Mae Buford Nance, she was a member of the Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church and a former employee of Wilson Sporting Goods. She is survived by her husband, Roosevelt Word, Sr. of the home; one son, Roosevelt Word, Jr. of Chapin; three daughters, Catherine Word of Fayetteville, GA, Belinda Word Downs of Simpsonville and Sharon Word Glover of Fountain Inn; two brothers, John B. Nance and Robert Nance of Greenville; three sisters, Bertha M. Adams of Charlotte, NC, Ann L. Nance of Winston Salem, NC and Willie M. Humphries of Greensboro, NC; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at the Pleasant View Missionary Baptist Church, with Rev. Waddy L. Talley, Sr. officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family is at the home. Beasley Funeral Home, Fountain Inn is in charge of arrangements.