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Obituary of Edna H. Drayton
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Edna H. Drayton, age 90, of Browns Mills passed away Thursday, December 26 at the Samaritan Inpatient Hospice Center in Mt. Holly. Born in Wrightstown to the late Edward and Estella (South) Ivins, she was a lifetime area resident.
Edna had worked in the kitchens of Buttonwood Hospital in New Lisbon, Burlington County College in Pemberton and Fort Dix before her retirement. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in Pemberton. Edna was also a “Gold Star Mother”.
Edna was predeceased by her parents; her husband, William Drayton, a son, Terry Lee Campbell, brothers, George Ivins and Kenneth Ivins and sisters, Mary Bennett and Helen Ivins. She is survived by two daughters, Jan Blatcher and husband Joseph of Edgewater Park and Kathy Bennett of Browns Mills; a daughter-in-law, Lucy Choinski of Delaware; a grandson, Terry Lee Choinski of Delaware; a niece, Virginia Huffman of Browns Mills, several other grandchildren, several other nieces and nephews and many friends.
Funeral services for Edna will be held on Tuesday, December 31 at 11:00 AM at the Calvary Baptist Church, 5 Scrapetown Road, Pemberton, NJ 08068 with burial to follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Pemberton Township. Calling hours will be from 10:00 to 11:00 AM on Tuesday morning at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Edna’s memory can be made to the Calvary Baptist Church, 5 Scrapetown Road, Pemberton, NJ 08068 or to Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice, 5 Eves Drive, Suite 300, Marlton, NJ 08053.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Tilghman Funeral Home in New Egypt (www.TilghmanFH.com).