Minnie Cummins Drake 1888-1925

DRAKE, CUMMINS

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 10/4/2014 at 23:07:02

Mrs. Roy Drake Passes At Armstrong Home
Mrs. Roy Drake passed away at her home at Armstrong Saturday [April 18, 1925] night and was laid to rest at the Armstrong cemetery on Tuesday. Her last illness had been but a brief one although she had been ailing for a number of years.

She leaves a husband, two small children and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cummins, to mourn her passing.

The deceased, who before her marriage was Miss Minnie Cummins, came here with her parents many years ago and has grown to womanhood in the Armstrong community. She was nearly thirty-five years of age at the time of her death. (Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, April 22, 1925)

Mrs. Roy Drake Dead
Mrs. Roy Drake, well known here died at her home in Armstrong Sunday morning of cancer. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Drake and Mr. and Mrs. Fenno Bruhns and a host of other relatives and friends went to Armstrong the first of the week to attend the funeral which was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. We are unable to get full particulars and will publish the obituary next week. (Buffalo Center Tribune, Buffalo Center, IA, April 23, 1925)

Mrs. Roy Drake Passed Away Very Suddenly
The death of Mrs. Roy Drake occurred on Sunday morning of this week very suddenly, after a lingering illness of three years. She had made several trips to Iowa City the past year for treatment and had just returned from that place on Thursday of last week. It was known her condition was not the best but those of the family did not realize the end was so near.

Minnie Cummins Drake was born June 24, 1888, at Armstrong, Iowa, and passed away April 19, 1925, at the age of 36 years, 9 months and 25 days.

Born in this immediate vicinity, she passed most of her life here except a few short years of childhood spent at Ottawa, Ill. When 8 years old she moved with her folks to this vicinity where she lived until February 22, 1912, when she was married to Roy Drake and took up residence on a farm near Buffalo Center, for three years, when they again moved to Armstrong.

One son, Arnold, preceded her in death, February 8, 1918. The deceased leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, two small daughters, Berniece and Marie, a father and mother, three brothers and one sister, besides a host of relatives and friends.

Mrs. Drake was a patient suffer during her long illness but did not give up hope of recovering so that she might again resume her duties in her home. She was a good mother and a kind friend.

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon of this week, conducted by Rev. J.S. Swenk of the Presbyterian church and interment was in the Armstrong cemetery.

Those attending the funeral from out of town were: Mrs. Wm. Drake, of Garner, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Drake and Andrew Drake, of Cedar Rapids, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. Fenno Bruhns and son and two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Drake and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Jens Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Theo Stindt, and Mrs. John Murray and son, Frank, all of Buffalo Center. – Armstrong Journal (Buffalo Center Tribune, Buffalo Center, IA, April 30, 1925)