Mary Evelyn Drayton, 74, a native of Columbus, Miss., and a resident of Daphne since 1980, died Monday, March 14, 2011.
She was a graduate of Mississippi University for Women. She had been employed by both Federal and State governments, worked as a medical transcriptionist and church secretary. She was a former member of the Junior Service League and Business and Professional Women in Statesville, N.C. She was a charter member of East Pointe Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wylie E. Drayton Sr.; and son, George David Drayton.
Survivors include two sons, W. Edward (Carol) Drayton Jr. and John Goodwin Drayton, both of Daphne; and four grandsons, Ben of Atlanta, Brandon of Birmingham, Jacob of Spring Mills, Pa and John Christopher of Daphne.
Visitation begins at 10 a.m. with funeral services at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 17 at Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Daphne with the Rev. Dr. Rob Burns officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens of Fairhope.
The family requests memorial donations be made to the Building Fund of East Pointe Baptist Church, P.O. Box 7517, Spanish Fort, AL 36577-7517.
Arrangements are by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., Daphne. Online at www.wolfefuneralhome.net.
