Emma Lou W. Kirkwood

Emma Lou Wigington Kirkwood, 88, wife of Charles E. Kirkwood, Jr., died Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at the Anderson Area Medical Center. A native of Anderson she was the daughter of the late John E. and Lula Philpot Wigington. She was a graduate of Lander College and worked in the Clemson College business office and for the U.S. Navy and since her marriage has been a homemaker. She is a member of the Clemson United Methodist Church.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Charles E. Kirkwood, III and wife Rita of Alexandria, AL; daughter, Cynthia Jane Marlow and husband Steve of Travelers Rest, SC; grandson, John Andrew Kirkwood and his wife Debbie; granddaughter, Katherine Suzanne Kirkwood Ray and husband Heath; and one great-grandchild, Emma Katherine Ray.

A memorial service will be held Friday at 2pm in the chapel of Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home in Central and will be preceded by a private committal. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Clemson United Methodist Church, PO Box 590, Clemson, SC 29633 or to the charity of choice.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central-Clemson Commons, which is assisting the family.