It’s “Ninety and Counting” for Mary Neil who has a zest for living and a devotion to the Lord! Mary along with her family and many friends came together on December 7th to celebrate her ninetieth birthday at Seadrift’s Assembly of God fellowship hall. Mary has been a longtime resident of Seadrift where she was born and raised.
Mary and her husband W.F. had two children, daughter Frances and son Miley. They in turn gave their parents five grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, and one great, great grandchild.
Mary was a homemaker and a lifelong member of the Seadrift Assembly of God Church. Her husband W.F. worked as a tugboat captain, was a truck driver, and had been employed by Parks and Wildlife.
-Tanya DeForest