Anne Drummond

JAY – Anne Drummond, 85, from Jay, passed away May 27, 2025, while at Suncoast Hospice in St Petersburg, Fla.. She was born in Great Yarmouth, England on Sept. 11, 1939.

In her youth she enjoyed swimming, horseback riding, and worked as a weaver making parachutes for the troops. She married US Air Force man, Stephen Drummond, on Sept 28, 1963. Together they moved to Waterville in 1964. In 1973 they built their forever home in Jay.

Anne was a devoted wife and mother. She loved to sew, bake, work in the garden, day trips to the Maine coast, and especially enjoyed her Silver Sneakers gym class and friends. No one was a stranger to Anne for when she met you, she would always say “I’m a hugger.” To her family she was known as Narnie and this was her greatest joy. With so much love and laughter, she made countless memories with her daughter and grandkids.

She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Stephen Drummond of Jay; daughter, Julie Illes of Palmetto, Fla.; granddaughter, Aniko Baisas and her husband Dominic Baisas; granddaughters, Alexis Illes and Autumn Illes, grandson, Maxwell Illes; and her new great granddaughter, Brooklyn Baisas, all of St Petersburg, Fla.

She was predeceased by her mother, Lillian Haylett and father, Frederick James Hayden Haylett of Great Yarmouth England.

There will be a Celebration of Life on July 25, 2025, from 4 – 6 p.m., at Finley Funeral Home in Livermore Falls, Maine. A graveside service will be held July 26, 2025, at 11am, at Saint Francis Cemetery in Waterville, ME.

Arrangements are under the care of Dan and Scott’s Cremation and Funeral Service, 488 Farmington Falls Road, Farmington, Maine, where memories, photos and condolences may be shared at dsfuneral.com.