Betty Ann (Harding) Drury of Mechanicsville, MD passed away peacefully on November 29, 2014.

Betty Ann (Harding) Drury was born October 31, 1924 to the late Frederick Leonard Harding and Lillie Mae (Downs) Harding. She was born in Sandgates, MD where her parents worked a farm. Growing up she helped on the farm and later at her parents business, Leonard Harding's Grocery Store.

Betty met her husband Bernard J. Drury, Sr. through a friend and they were married January 29, 1946. Together, they celebrated 59 wonderful years together before his passing on April 28, 2005. They had four children: Bernard J. Drury, Jr. (Carole) of Virginia, Cheryl Norton, Leonard Drury, and Cynthia Fields (John) all of Mechanicsville; and six grandchildren, Duane Drury, Brandi Wexler (Randy), Brian Drury (Donna), Jennifer Queen (Shane), Adam Fields (Valerie) and Jason Drury. There are seven great grandchildren.

Betty graduated from Margaret Brent High School in 1942. After graduating, she went to work in Washington, DC for the Federal Communications Center. She stayed with her Aunt Madge while working in DC. She helped her mother cook and feed the workers who were building the state road to the base. Later she went to work on the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Betty assisted her husband, Bernard with his electrical business for many years. She did all his accounting and helped with the paperwork; all while she raised a family.

Betty decided to become a realtor. She took classes and received her license in the 1960's. Her husband took classes at the same time. She was the first woman to sell real estate in St. Mary's County. She went to work for Keith Realty in Marlow Heights in the 1960's. After a while they opened a branch office at home where she worked for the company until she decided to take classes to become a Real Estate Broker. Betty and Bernard took classes together. Betty became a Real Estate Broker in the 1960's opening the business B and B Realty, with her husband as the Associate Broker. Betty received the status of Realtor Emeritus for 40 consecutive years of membership in the Southern Maryland Board of Realtors in 2012.

Family will receive friends for Betty's Life Celebration on Thursday, December 4, 2014 from 5 to 8 p.m., with prayers recited at 7:00 p.m., at Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Reverend Raymond Schmidt on Friday, December 5, 2014 at 11 a.m. at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church, 43927 St. John's Road, Hollywood, MD 20636. Interment will follow at Queen of Peace Cemetery, 38888 Dr. Johnson Rd., Mechanicsville, MD.

Memorial Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary's County, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650, Mechanicsville Rescue Squad Auxiliary, P. O. Box 15, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 and St. John Francis Regis Church, 43927 St. John's Road, Hollywood, MD 20636. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.