Emily Annissa McLauglin

Emily Annissa McLauglin, 15, was born in Brooklyn, New York on May 22, 2004, and was the daughter of Neomia Pecola Clay and the late Adrien Jermain McLauglin. She departed this life unexpectedly on Thursday, July 25, 2019, in Gastonia.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Lee Mae Robinson and Eugene Clay; paternal grandparent, Janice Seaberry, a host of aunts and uncles.

In addition to her mother, Neomia of the home; she leaves to cherish the memory of her life, four brothers, her twin- Adrian Eugene McLauglin, Nicholas Avontay Clay and Jacob MyKell Clay, and Niseem Clay, all of the home; two nieces, Sirrah Clay and Eko Smith; a godbrother, Austin Morrison of Statesville; a god-sister, Tashawna Roseboro; her great grandmother, Neomia Greene of Brooklyn, New York; her aunt, Christina Clay; her uncle, Junior Clay; great aunts and great uncles including, Doretha Kanard, Sherry Clay, Tyrone Clay, Jerome Clay, Direne Robinson, Nichole Seaberry, Deon Seaberry, Richard Seaberry, Ervin Seaverry and Mauney Seaberry; a host of cousins including Altonese Smith; and a host of other relatives and friends.


Celebration of Life Services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 2, 2019, at Rutledge and Bigham Funeral Home. Minister Todd Holmes will officiate. Members of the family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., but will assemble at the residence at other times. Visit the Book of Memories for Emily at www.rutledgeandbigham.com. Rutledge and Bigham Funeral Home is serving the family of Emily McLauglin.

1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
3Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
6Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
7A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.
8Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
9Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
10There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
12They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
13Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.
14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
16With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation