DRAKE, Paul W.
DRAKE, FERBER, REYNOLDS, RICHARDS, DAVIS, JOHNSTON, OVERHOLTZER, DAVENPORT, SWANSON, ADAMS, PIRTLE, BROOKS, SMITH, ENGLAND, VANHEESWYCK, BENNETT, STARK, CHURCH
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 6/23/2017 at 21:40:57
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 04, 2017OBITUARY ~ PAUL W. DRAKE
May 14, 1933 ~ April 29, 2017Paul W. Drake was born May 14, 1933, the third child of Warren and Mary (Ferber) Drake. His childhood was spent in Ringgold County, graduating from Mount Ayr High School in 1951.
On November 14, 1953, he married Mildred (Mickey) Reynolds in Mount Ayr, Iowa. To this union, three children were born; Debra, Deanna and Deric.
Paul, and his uncle Cloyd Drake, owned and operated a feed store in Mount Ayr. In 1955, he joined the U.S. Army and was stationed in California and Alaska. He was honorably discharged in 1957, returning home to Ringgold County where he spent the rest of his life on the Drake Century Family Farm.
In addition to farming, he had an avid love for horses that began with his father and carried through with his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He loved raising and riding American Saddle horses.
Paul’s family was very important to him and he was proud of them all. His grandchildren and great grandchildren were the light of his life.
Paul passed away at his home with family by his side on April 29, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Warren and Mary Drake; parents-in-law Earl and Opal Reynolds; siblings Linden Drake and Lyle Drake; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Alan Richards, Paul Davis, Junior & Fern Reynolds, Thelma Drake, Herb Johnston, Marvin (Mack) Reynolds, Lila & Jim Overholtzer, and Cecil Davenport.
Surviving are his wife Mildred (Mickey) Drake of the home; children Debbie (Gaylen) Swanson of Clarinda, Deanna (Jerold) Adams of Kellerton, and Deric (Misty) Drake of Mount Ayr; grandchildren Clint (Jordan) Pirtle, Corey Pirtle, Lindsey Pirtle, Tosha Brooks, Brandi Smith, Mitchell (Jamee) Adams, Jodi (Brett) England, Dillon (Bailey) Drake, Tasha Drake, Dusty Drake, Natasha Vanheeswyk, Jacob Vanheeswyk; step-grandchildren Maddilyn (Jake) Bennett, Bailea Stark, and 18 great grandchildren; twin siblings Merl Drake of Mount Ayr and Mildred Johnston of Urbandale; in-laws Donella Drake of Mount Ayr, Olive Davis of Mount Ayr, Lou (Steve) Church of Mesa, Arizona, and Betty Davenport of Mount Ayr; a host of nieces and nephews; and friends.
Memorials are to Camp Sunnyside; Kellerton Community Building; and HCI Care Services in Mount Ayr
Services were held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at the Armstrong Funeral Home, Mount Ayr, IA, Pastor Darin Dolecheck, Officiant. Interment was made at Rose Hill Cemetery, Mount Ayr, IA.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2017
Ringgold Obituaries maintained by Tony Mercer.
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