Abraham Dennis Drake (1908)
CRUMRINE, DRAKE, HOCKENBERRY, SAWYER, SHEELY
Posted By: Judy Wight Branson
Date: 7/22/2004 at 10:47:30
The Winterset News
Winterset, Iowa
Friday, January 10, 1908Dennis Drake, an old citizen of Webster township, residing in or near the town of Middle River, dropped dead while driving to Winterset Saturday morning.
At the Stewart farm on the Bluff road, 6 miles west of the city, Mr. Drake gave a gasp and was falling from the wagon when Charles Wilcox, who was with him, caught him. Mr. Drake was carried into the Stewart home, but he died in a few minutes, never regaining consciousness.
The funeral occurred the following Monday. Mr. Drake had lived in Madison county near Middle River for almost 50 years, and was one of the county's oldest settlers. He had several children residing in the county. He was 79 years old.
________________________The Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, January 16, 1908
Page 1Obituary
Abraham Dennis Drake was born in New Jersey, Sept. 14th, 1828. Died near Middle River, Iowa, Jan. 11th, 1908. Mr. Drake was married to Maria Crumrine in Washington county, Pa., Oct. 14th, 1852.
In the year 1858 they removed to Madison county, Iowa, locating in Webster township, where both spent the remainder of their lives. Five children were born to them, two sons and three daughters. These are all living except one daughter who died in infancy. Mrs. Drake died in Sept. 1906. The sons and daughters remaining are W. W. Drake, of Winterset; John Drake, near Creston; Mrs. John Sawyer, of Middle River, and Mrs. Emma B. Sheely, of Endicott, Nebr. These were all present at the funeral, as was also Mrs. Mack Hockenberry, of Winterset, a sister of the deceased.
Mr. Drake united with the M.E. church about forty years ago and continued a consistent member until his death. His cheerful manner and kind, Christian spirit will be a blessed memory to all who knew him.
Funeral services were conducted by his pastor, Rev. C. E. Trueblood, in the Middle River M.E. church, Monday, Jan. 13th, 1908. The text of the funeral sermon was Heb. 11, 10,---“ He looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.”
The interment was in the Roberts cemetery.
________________________The Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, January 16, 1908
Page 1Sudden Death of an Old Citizen
Dennis Drake, one of the oldest citizens of the county, fell in the road last Saturday and died almost instantly from an attack of apoplexy. He had left his home twelve miles west of the city to come to town and walked on ahead of the carriage which was to overtake him and in which he was to ride. Not being overtaken as soon as he expected he had walked five or six miles in company with another man, apparently alright, when without any warning he fell to the ground, expiring almost instantly.
Mr. Drake was in his eightieth year but unusually rugged for a man of his age. The long walk, which he did not seem to mind, was too much for him however.
He was a man highly respected by all who knew him. His wife died about a year and a half ago.
________________________The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, January 16, 1908
Page 1, Column 1STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY
A. D. Drake, Old Settler of Webster Township, dies While on His Way to Winterset.
A. D. Drake, one of the early settlers of Webster township, died suddenly on last Saturday morning, while on his way to Winterset. He had phoned to Shaw Binns, one of his neighbors, making arrangements to come to town with him. Mr. Binns was late in starting and Mr. Drake feeling in excellent health started on foot accompanied by Chas. Wilcox. When opposite the Wm. Stewart place, seven miles west of Winterset he was stricken with apoplexy. He was carried into the Stewart home and a telephone message was sent to Webster for a doctor but he expired in a few minutes without regaining consciousness. Funeral services were held Monday from the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Sawyer, and interment made at the Roberts cemetery.
The deceased was the father of W. W. Drake, of Winterset. He was one of the early settlers of this county, locating on the farm which he still owns one mile south of the village of Webster.
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