Mark Ummond

Mark Drummond, 87, a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother, went home to celebrate Christmas with his wife and Jesus on Friday, December 25, 2009. Mark was born December 2, 1922, the son of John Drummond and Vicie Lee Dudley. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and worked as a supervisor at Lehigh until retiring in 1986. He married Eva Jean Amerson, and she preceded him in death in 1997 after 48 years of marriage. Mark was of the Pentecostal faith. Mark loved to garden and always had a large turnip patch and a plentiful harvest that he was able to share with friends and family. He also loved to visit the local creeks and ponds to catch 'a mess' of fish with his children and grandchildren. Survivors include six children, Dianne Broome and husband, Wayne, David Drummond, Pete Drummond, Patrick Drummond and wife, Michelle, Cathy Crider and husband, Richard, and Chris Drummond and wife, Jill; twenty-one grandchildren, twenty-four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Orell Drummond and Freddie Paul Drummond, and three sisters, Johnny Sue Braxton, Hazel Thompson, and Betty Ann Drummond; and numerous other family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, five brothers and five sisters. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, December 27, 2009, at Grace & Glory Worship Center in Chipley, FL. Funeral services will be held at 2p.m. on Monday, December 28, 2009, at Grace & Glory Worship Center in Chipley, FL. Interment will follow at Lovewood Cemetery in Cottondale, FL. Arrangements are under the direction of James & Lipford Funeral Home in Graceville, FL.