TITLE:  Ruth (Jewiss) Drake, Obituary,  March 28, 2001

SUBMITTERS:  Journal Inquirer
             Manchester,CT (issue Apr 3, 2001)

FORMATTED:   ABishop, Apr 2001

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Ruth (Jewiss) Drake

Ruth (Jewiss) Drake, 87, widow of Spencer B. Drake of East Windsor, died Wednesday, 
March 28, 2001, at a local nursing home.
Born in Torrington on June 5, 1913, she had lived in Hartford, and in St. Petersburg, Fla.,
for 20 years before moving to East Windsor in 1992. She was a member of Order of the 
Eastern Star, Hesper Chapter, Simsbury.
Mrs. Drake is survived by a daughter and friend, Shirley Barton of East Windsor and Frank 
Felletter; two grandchildren, Kenneth D. Barton and his friend, Geraldine Ford, of Vernon, 
and Douglas A. Barton; a great-grandson, Douglas A. Barton II; and extended family and 
friends.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 31, in the chapel of Carmon 
Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Ave., Windsor. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, 
Torrington, at a later date.
Her family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today, March 30, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.



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