Obituaries: Blanchie Drew, Sabine Parish D-600 Source: Sabine Index, Many, La., Jul 26, 1979 Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck carlrad@earthlink.net ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************************************************** ************************************************************ Blanchie Drew Mrs. Blanchie Drew, 66, of Negreet, died Sunday, July 22, at 12:30 p.m., at Schumpert Hospital in Shreveport, following a lengthy illness. Survivors of Mrs. Drew include her husband, Jeffery Drew of Negreet; four sons, Jeffrey B. Drew of Canon, Calif., Otis Drew, and Eddie Joe Drew, both of Baton Rouge, and Charles Ray Drew of San Francisco, Calif.; three daughters, Gerri McFarland of San Francisco, Calif., Jeffrey Mae Puckett of Monroe, and Doris A. Scott of Many; three sisters, Overia Walsh of Leesville, Louella Silex of Lake Charles, and Martha Richards of Many; one brother, Otis Johnson of Many; 29 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held today, (Thursday, July 26), at 11 a.m., in the Antioch Baptist Church of Negreet. The Rev. Clarence Berry will officiate. Burial will be in the Drew Memorial Cemetery, under the direction of Jenkins Funeral Home of Many.