Edna Drewry

Edna Drewry, age 82, passed away on April 9, 2023, at Stoneridge Assisted Living in Corinth, MS. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at First Baptist Church in Booneville, with visitation from 1:00 until 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Wheeler Grove Church Cemetery. Booneville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Edna was born on August 2, 1940, to Mack and Lillian Morgan of McLaurin, MS. She graduated from McLaurin High School and moved to Brandon afterward to attend secretarial school. While living in Brandon, Edna met football coach Jim Drewry and they married after only a six-week courtship. Edna quickly became known as her husband’s “assistant coach” and she was passionate in supporting his career. On game nights, Edna was either cheering enthusiastically in the stands or pacing on the sidelines, often giving feedback to the officials. Edna loved being a “football wife” and later a “football mom” to their two sons, Barry and Steve. Edna and Jim moved to Booneville in 1965 and Edna began working at Northeast MS Community College as the secretary to the Dean. She was soon promoted to the position of Secretary for Alumni Affairs and was responsible for organizing alumni events for the college. Edna was named Educational Secretary of the Year by the Mississippi Association of Educational Secretaries in 1983. She later served as president of the MAES and coordinated state conferences for the organization. Edna and Jim moved to Kossuth in 1978, where they lived until their late retirement years. Edna retired from NEMCC in 1991. Edna was a member of First Baptist Church in Booneville. Her hobbies included cooking and traveling. She was a devoted wife and mother, and a loving Nana to her grandchildren. Edna is preceded in death by her husband, Jim Drewry; son, Barry Drewry; brother, Johnny Morgan; and sisters Elaine Morgan and Mary Frances Morgan Grice. Edna is survived by her son Steve Drewry and wife Katie; daughter-in-law Mechele Drewry; grandchildren Lauren Kate Drewry, Morgan Drewry, Nate Drewry and Meagan Drewry; and sister Helen Morgan. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Booneville.

Edna Drewry

August 2, 1940 - April 9, 2023

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Edna Drewry

August 2, 1940 - April 9, 2023

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