Mary Winton Brady Lewis passed away peacefully at Wesley Pines on November, 2, 2009 with her family by her side.

A memorial service will be Thursday, November 5, at eleven o\\chr(39)clock, First Presbyterian Chruch followed by burial at Floyd Memorial Cemetery, Fairmont, NC.

Mary Winton Lewis was born January 29, 1910 in Bladen County, the eldest of six children born to William Lee Brady and Flora Ann Ray Brady. Her husband Jetter Wilton Lewis, Sr. died in 1992, her daughter Ellen Ann Lewis Bessent-Blust (1947-2004) and her grandson William Stanfield Lewis (1963-1983). All her siblings preceded her in death, Flora Lee Bowers, Clara Neil DeVane, William Lawson Brady, Spencer Jones Brady and Virgil Ray Brady.

She attended Flora McDonald College and majored in music. She worked for the Sheriff of Bladen County prior to her marriage to Jetter Wilton Lewis, Sr. They were employed at the shipyard in Wilmington during World War II. In 1945 they moved to Fairmont and established Lewis-Brady Builders Supply, Inc.

Mary Winton\\chr(39)s memory is cherished by her son Jetter and wife Carol Anne of Fairmont, grandson Jetter Stephens Lewis and wife Cindy of Marietta, her grandaughters Marianne Lewis Leggett and husband Kenny of Fairmont, Mariellen Bessent Minor and husband Chris of North Myrtle Beach and four great-grandchildren Meredith Layne Smith, Jetter Calhoun Lewis, Oliver Slate Lewis and Mary Catherine Bessent Minor.

Mary Winton was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Fairmont for sixty five years and held offices in all aspects of the church where she served as organist for twenty five years. She was a talented gardener and an avid bridge player. She loved her family, people of all ages, her club activities, trips to White Lake and the beach.

Memorials may be sent to First Presbyterian Church, c/o Mrs. Joyce Lewis, 212 Leggett Road, Fairmont, NC 28340.

The family will be at home, 1523 Magnolia Drive, Fairmont, NC.