Treutlen-Chatham-Columbia County GaArchives Obituaries.....Drake, LaVerne Sammons Harrison March 3, 2002 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: William J (Jim) Carroll williamcarrollj@bellsouth.net May 16, 2018, 10:13 am Augusta Chronicle 6 Mar 2002 Mrs. Laverene Harrison Drake Mrs. Laverne Harrison Drake, age 72, died Sunday, March 3, 2002, at Kentwood Nursing Home. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 7, 2002, at Platt's Belair Road Chapel with Rev. Ken Wilson officiating. Survivors include one son, Joe Harrison of Houston, Texas; three brothers, Alton Sammons of Vidalia, Eugene Sammons of Bartow, Fla. and Roy Sammons of Savannah; one sister, Mrs. Nina S. O'Keefe of Deland, Fla.; one adopted sister, Amy Phillips of Grovetown; two grandchildren, Dustin and Jeremy Harrison of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and one great-grandchild, Ocean Destiny Harrison of Surfside Beach, S.C. A native of Soperton, Mrs. Drake was the daughter of the late Joseph Sammons and the late Vida Braddy Sammons. She was a member of Dearing Baptist Church and was retired as a Purchasing Agent with the University Health Care Systems. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 2623 Washington Road, F-104, Augusta, GA. 30904. The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the memorial service. Platt's Funeral Home, 337 North Belair Road, Evans, GA. 30809; (706) 860-6166. Additional Comments: LaVerne was born 20 Mar 1929 in Soperton, Ga. to Joseph A. Sammons and Vida Pauline Braddy Sammons. Her 1st husband was Henry Harrison and her 2nd husband was Unknown Drake. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/treutlen/obits/d/drake10876gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb