Obituary of Mary M. Swain

Mary M. Drummond-Swain, age 72, of Cedarville, died Friday, July 6, 2012 at her home following a two and a half year period of declining health. A Cedarville resident most of her life, she was born in Newport on April 27, 1940 to the late Lewis Starkey and Verna Welden Starkey and was the wife of the late Henry W. Drummond, Sr. Prior to her retirement in 2003 she had been employed with the Wheaton Plastics division in Mays Landing for several years. She was a member of the Newport Baptist Church. Surviving are her daughter, Mary Ann Drummond of Cedarville; her son, Henry W. Drummond, Jr., of Newport; three grandchildren, Christopher S. Drummond, Franklin E. Page, Jr. and Jonathan W. Page; a sister, Georgeanna Rollins of NC and a brother, Walter Yerkes of TN. She was predeceased by a sister, Betty Yerkes and two brothers, Buddy Welden and Lewis Starkey. Funeral services will be held at the PADGETT FUNERAL HOME, 160 Main Street, Cedarville on Wednesday, July 11th at 11 AM. Burial will take place at Centre Grove Cemetery in Lawrence Township. Friends will be received at the funeral home on Wednesday morning from 10 to 11 AM prior to the services. Written condolences may be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.padgettfuneralhomes.com