1914
Robert
2008
Robert C. Edwards
March 25, 1914 — December 4, 2008
DR. ROBERT C. EDWARDS,
Clemson, S.C.
Dr. Robert Cook Edwards, 94, of 220 Wyatt Ave, Clemson, widower of Louise Odom Edwards, and President Emeritus of Clemson University, died Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca. He was born March 25, 1914 in Fountain Inn, SC, and was the son of the late John Thaddeus and Effie Cook Edwards.
Dr. Edwards, was a graduate of Clemson University and was a member of Clemson United Methodist Church.
While Dr. Edwards was known in the community for doing "great deeds," he was known by his family for also doing small deeds with great love. His depth of generosity had no bounds. In addition to his public works, he has left a precious legacy of service and love to his God, his family and his friends.
He is survived by daughter, Nancy Edwards Reid and husband Bill of Central; daughter-in-law, Sandra Edwards Waggoner; grandchildren, Betsy Edwards, Susan Sangiolo, Leslie Coker, Ashley Thompson, William Reid, III and Sandra Boney; great-grandchildren, Kathryne Hemmings, Robert C. Hemmings, Caroline Reid, William Reid IV, Mary Shelley Reid, Jackson Edwards Reid, Matthew Boney, Anna Grace Boney, Alessandra Sangiolo, Adam Sangilolo, Anne Coker, Hannah Coker, Griffen Thompson, Graham Thompson and Bennett Thompson. In addition to his wife and parents, Dr. Edwards was predeceased by his son, Robert Cook Edwards, Jr., brothers Ansel and Butler Edwards and sisters, Elna Edwards Mayfield, Ruby Edwards Godfrey and Beth Edwards Hoffman.
The family would like to express gratitude and appreciation to Frank Crane and Judy Randolph for the love and care they gave both Bob and Louise during their last few years. They were truly brought to us by God. The loving hands of the earthly angels from the Sterling House Assisted Living and the Hospice House of the Foothills prepared them well for the Heavenly hands that now hold them through eternity.
Funeral services will be held in Tillman Hall on the campus of Clemson University on Monday at 2:30pm with burial to follow in Woodland Cemetery (Cemetery Hill) in Clemson. The family will receive friends from 12:30-2:15pm in Tillman Hall on Monday prior to the service. Rev. Paul Hutchison, Rev. Frank Hartsell and Rev. Lane Glaze will officiate. The Tiger Brotherhood and the ROTC cadets will serve as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to Clemson United Methodist Church, PO Box 590, Clemson, SC 29633, Hospice of the Foothills, 390 Keowee School Road, Seneca, SC 29672 or Clemson Foundation, 110 Daniel Drive, Clemson, SC 29631.
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.
Clemson, S.C.
Dr. Robert Cook Edwards, 94, of 220 Wyatt Ave, Clemson, widower of Louise Odom Edwards, and President Emeritus of Clemson University, died Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the Cottingham Hospice House in Seneca. He was born March 25, 1914 in Fountain Inn, SC, and was the son of the late John Thaddeus and Effie Cook Edwards.
Dr. Edwards, was a graduate of Clemson University and was a member of Clemson United Methodist Church.
While Dr. Edwards was known in the community for doing "great deeds," he was known by his family for also doing small deeds with great love. His depth of generosity had no bounds. In addition to his public works, he has left a precious legacy of service and love to his God, his family and his friends.
He is survived by daughter, Nancy Edwards Reid and husband Bill of Central; daughter-in-law, Sandra Edwards Waggoner; grandchildren, Betsy Edwards, Susan Sangiolo, Leslie Coker, Ashley Thompson, William Reid, III and Sandra Boney; great-grandchildren, Kathryne Hemmings, Robert C. Hemmings, Caroline Reid, William Reid IV, Mary Shelley Reid, Jackson Edwards Reid, Matthew Boney, Anna Grace Boney, Alessandra Sangiolo, Adam Sangilolo, Anne Coker, Hannah Coker, Griffen Thompson, Graham Thompson and Bennett Thompson. In addition to his wife and parents, Dr. Edwards was predeceased by his son, Robert Cook Edwards, Jr., brothers Ansel and Butler Edwards and sisters, Elna Edwards Mayfield, Ruby Edwards Godfrey and Beth Edwards Hoffman.
The family would like to express gratitude and appreciation to Frank Crane and Judy Randolph for the love and care they gave both Bob and Louise during their last few years. They were truly brought to us by God. The loving hands of the earthly angels from the Sterling House Assisted Living and the Hospice House of the Foothills prepared them well for the Heavenly hands that now hold them through eternity.
Funeral services will be held in Tillman Hall on the campus of Clemson University on Monday at 2:30pm with burial to follow in Woodland Cemetery (Cemetery Hill) in Clemson. The family will receive friends from 12:30-2:15pm in Tillman Hall on Monday prior to the service. Rev. Paul Hutchison, Rev. Frank Hartsell and Rev. Lane Glaze will officiate. The Tiger Brotherhood and the ROTC cadets will serve as pallbearers.
Memorials may be made to Clemson United Methodist Church, PO Box 590, Clemson, SC 29633, Hospice of the Foothills, 390 Keowee School Road, Seneca, SC 29672 or Clemson Foundation, 110 Daniel Drive, Clemson, SC 29631.
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.
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