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CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS

December 12, 2001 The Waynedale News Staff 0 min read

Mary Isabelle Cotton Brockway’s 90th birthday is December 19th. She was born in Bippus, Indiana in 1911. Her first marriage was to Steven Enoch Cotton (deceased 1978) of Huntington. Her children happily gave her hand to her current husband, Claude Brockway, in 1986.

There were four children of that marriage; Ellen May(deceased), Ruth Lanore (Long Beach, Ca), Wallace Lee (Sumpter SC), Gerald Phillip (Havelock NC). She has 13 Grandchildren and numerous GreatGrandchildren and GreatGrandchildren-in-law.

Mary now resides with her husband, Claude at Kingston Residence in Waynedale. She remains an active member in the Rebekah Lodge and will receive her 60-year award with that lodge in February.

Mary’s birthday celebration will be held at the Lantern at 6PM on December 15.

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