Emma Marion Tilghman, 87, wife of the late Cecil Francis Tilghman, Sr. and a resident of Exmore, VA passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at her residence. A native of Exmore, she was the daughter of the late James Rosser Marion and the late Gladys Bell Marion Richardson. Mrs. Tilghman was a retired teacher's assistant for Northampton County Public Schools and a member of the Exmore Baptist Church. Survivors include four children; Margaret Smith and her husband, Jim, of Craddockville, VA, Cecil F. Tilghman, Jr. and his wife, Darlene, of Painter, VA, Julie Ann Tilghman Culbertson and her husband, Jerry, of Crisfield, MD, and Tracy T. Dunn of Onley, VA; a sister, Jean M. Parker and her husband, Kendall, of Hampton, VA; five grandchildren and eleven great- grandchildren. She was predeceased by a grandson, Harry Tilghman. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Doughty Funeral Home in Exmore with the Reverend Jonathan Carpenter officiating. Interment will follow in the Belle Haven Cemetery. Family will join friends one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Exmore Baptist Church, 11624 Occohannock Road, Exmore, VA 23350. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com Arrangements by Doughty Funeral Home, Exmore.