Boykins – Carolyn Partridge "Jean" Drewry, 91, passed away April 3, 2023 in Southampton Memorial Hospital.  Born and raised in the Little Texas area of Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late John Edward Partridge and Carroll Ellis Partridge.  She was also predeceased by her husband, Samuel Blount Drewry, Sr., her brothers-in-law, Jerry Rice and John Drewry (Fay), and a niece, Susan Rice Coburn.

Jean was a 1949 graduate of Boykins High School and a 1953 graduate of Longwood College where she was active in Kappa Delta, college choir, and cotillion.  She was a school teacher, a 50 year member of Tarrara Woman's Club, and a member of Boykins United Methodist Church where she was an organist, pianist, and choir director for 65 years.

Left to cherish her memory is her daughter, Dawn Drewry Nickerson (Dr. Michael Nickerson) of Kilmarnock; two sons, Samuel B. "Dee" Drewry, Jr. (Margaret Wilson) of Branchville and John Moore Drewry (Kim) of Courtland; a sister, Joan Partridge Rice of Boykins; sister-in-law, Nelle Drewry Drummond (Ray); eight grandchildren, Samuel B. Drewry, III (Ashleigh), Dr. Michael D. Nickerson, Jr. (Bonnie), Dr. Drewry Nickerson Carter (Russell), John Blake Drewry (Melissa), Victoria Wilson Drewry (Nathan Hanson), Megan Nicole Drewry (Lawson), Benjamin "Beau" Robert Hamilton Nickerson (Sarah), and Haley Rose Moore Drewry (Hill); fourteen great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and her devoted companions, Madeline Byrd, Crystal Williams, Barbie Jo Day, and Debby Britt.

A Memorial Service will be held at Boykins United Methodist Church at 11AM Friday, April 7, 2023 with Rev. Keith Jordan and Rev. Michael Baugham officiating.  Flowers are welcome.  Memorial donations may be made to the Southampton County Historical Society, c/o Lynda Updike, 33335 Statesville Rd., Newsoms, VA 23874, the Boykins United Methodist Church Building and Grounds Fund, P. O. Box 246, Boykins, VA 23827, or the Boykins Volunteer Fire Dept., P. O. Box 347, Boykins, VA 23827.

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