Mary Parker Putnam of Narberth

Mary Parker Putnam “Molly” passed away on December 13, 2017 at age 81. Born in Washington, D.C. on March 31, 1936, Mary was the daughter of Dorothy (Pryor) and Col. John Scott Parker Jr. As a youth she was an Air Force “brat” and lived in Berlin, West Germany from 194849 while her father flew planes for the Berlin Airlift. Her family also lived in Bethesda, Md., and Washington, DC. She graduated from Western HS in Washington DC. After high school, Molly graduated from Mount Vernon College. She returned to school mid-life, and received her nursing degree from Albert Einstein Medical Center School of Nursing in 1979. After graduation she spent her entire nursing career at Lankenau Hospital. She loved her job as a scrub nurse in the operating room before retiring in 2002 after more than 20 years of service. She was well liked and remembered with fondness by all who knew her, many of whom still eagerly share “Molly” stories.

Molly was a generous and loving woman. She loved to read and was a restless intellectual. History, politics, art, music, current events, martial arts and even the English Premier League were subjects she would doggedly pursue. She was passionate about miniature collectibles, and she created tiny realms with minute attention to detail. She was a woman blessed with rare beauty, but it was her inner qualities for which she will be fondly remembered. Her laughter was infectious, and her spirit contagious, but, above all thing, she was a fiercely independent defender of the truth. She has left a chasm in the hearts of those that loved her, and will be dearly missed.

Molly was the loving mother of her four children and their families, Lisa Putnam Chapman, husband John and son Ford; Samuel G. Putnam III and his children, Jesse, Ryan, Jake and Anna Putnam; Marissa Putnam Wadsworth and her children, TJ, Madison and Chase Wadsworth; and Doree Putnam Baker and her husband, John, and their children, Jack, Hannah and Sam Baker. Mary was predeceased by her brother Scott Parker and her beloved grandson TJ Wadsworth. As per Molly’s wishes, services will be private.

Donations in Molly’s memory may be made to FirstBook.org.

To share a thought or memory of Molly, please visit www.lifecelebration. com.

Family Services entrusted to Boyd-HorroxGivnish of East Norriton, 610-277-7000.