Emma J. MILLER

MATHEWS - Emma Jane Twigg Miller, 80, of Mathews and the widow of William C. Miller, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009 at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester.
Born Nov. 10, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Enoch Pratt and Gladys Brooks Twigg. She was preceded in death by her brother, Wallace B. Twigg Sr.
Jane was a graduate of Mathews High School and Richmond Professional Institute (VCU). After college, she taught commercial subjects at Gloucester High School before opening the Emma Jane Shoppe, a women's specialty clothing store on Main Street in Gloucester, which she ran for over 35 years.
After her retirement, she especially enjoyed her favorite pastime of playing bridge and her bridge pals were faithful to her during the time she lived at the Riverside-Mathews Convalescent Center. In her younger days, she was active in the Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs and the Eastern Star. She was a member of Mathews Baptist Church.
She is survived by her daughter, Catherine M. Williams and her husband, John of Mathews; and two sons, William Pratt Miller and his wife, Anabelle of Fort Myers, Fla., and Christopher C. Miller of Mathews; grandchildren, Nicholas Stump, Jessica Miller, Taylor Williams, Brandon Williams and Alexandra Miller.
A graveside funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at the H. C. Smither Cemetery, Hudgins, Va. The service will be conducted by the Rev. Edward Inabinet and Randy Cooksey, Associate Pastor, both from Mathews Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. tonight, Dec. 8, at the Foster-Faulkner Funeral Home in Mathews.
Her family wishes to thank her caregivers for their devotion and kindness. Memorial donations may be made to Mathews Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 723, Mathews, VA 23109; and Mathews Baptist Church, P.O. Box 8, Hudgins, VA 23076. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.