Mrs. Edna Mae Christina Briscoe-Padgett

Edna Mae Christina Briscoe-Padgett, affectionately known as “Mae” was born in Darlington, South Carolina, on March 27, 1943 to the late Eddie Hunter and Louise Hunter. Mae was the oldest of this union. When Mae was little, her parents decided to move to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Edna-Mae, had to work through her teenage years to help her mother, Louise, to support the family. She received her High School Diploma through a correspondence course of study. She was prevented from finishing her traditional schooling, due to having to help support her siblings. That is why education is extremely important to her and therefore, she instilled this belief into her four daughters.

The lovely and beautiful, Edna-Mae Christina Hunter Briscoe-Padgett managed a tight budget, providing necessities, nutritional meals, and loving care with the wit and strictness to steer weary young adults into responsible, law abiding, healthy, happy, God fearing and productive individuals. Multiple roles as a mentor, psychologist, disciplinarian and friend has led to her success as a mother, step-mother, father figure, wife, sister, aunt, and friend.

Mae was called home to be with the Lord on October 20, 2020.

She had five children with Abraham Briscoe, who proceeded her in death.

She met and married Robert David Padgett, who proceeded her in death and this union blessed her with one child.