Drake obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb archives by: Drake, Alton Eugene 16 Jun 2004 Jun 2004 Jerry Nelson Drake, Charlotte Jean 7 Mar 1999 Mar 1999 Don Johnson Drake, Christopher R. 10 Jun 2013 Jun 2013 Jerry Nelson Drake, Gaylon 7 Aug 2010 Aug 2010 Jerry Nelson Drake, Johnnie Mae 2 May 2003 May 2003 Don Johnson Drake, Lucius 5 Mar 2010 Mar 2010 Jerry Nelson Drake, Paul 22 Jul 1949 Jan 2005 Jerry Nelson Drake, Pearlie Michelle 6 Aug 2001 Aug 2001 Don Johnson Drake, Zelma Agatha 22 Jun 2007 Jun 2007 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 6/16/2004 DRAKE, ALTON EUGENE Albant -- Alton Eugene Drake, 46, a resident of Albany and a native of Independence died Sunday, June 13, 2004, in Albany. He was a logging contractor. He is survived by his wife, Debra Drake of Albany; a son, Alton Drake III of Albany; two sisters, Helen Sibley of Hammond and Rose Hewitt of Albany; and a brother, Gaylon Drake of Ponchatoula. His mother and father preceded him in death. Visitation and the funeral service will be at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, Hammond, Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. Dismissal will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. The the Rev. Samuel Brown will officiate, and burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery, Hammond. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 3/7/1999 DRAKE, CHARLOTTE JEAN A resident of Metairie and a former resident of Ponchatoula, she died Saturday, March 6, 1999, at Touro Infirmary in New Orleans. She was 55 and a native of New Orleans. Visiting at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, noon until 1:45 p.m. Monday. Religious services at St. Joseph Catholic Church at 2 p.m. Monday, conducted by the Rev. Richard Archer, O.P. Interment in Ponchatoula Cemetery. Survived by her mother, Zelma Hoover Drake, Ponchatoula; a brother, Ernest G. Drake Jr., Ponchatoula; a sister, Maria Drake Ware, Woodland, Texas; two nieces, Aliska Drake, Ponchatoula, and Anna Ware, Woodland, Texas; and a nephew, Ernest G. Drake III, Ponchatoula. Preceded in death by her father, Ernest G. Drake Sr. She was an educator and an attorney. She was a member of the Louisiana Bar Association and the Jefferson Bar Association. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on: 6/10/2013 DRAKE, CHRISTOPHER R. Christopher R. Drake SPC USA, a resident of Tickfaw, he departed this life Sunday, May 26, 2013 in Bagram, Afghanistan at age 20. Religious service at Eagle Heights Community Church, 47318 Rufus Bankston Rd., Tickfaw, Kevin Dunn, pastor at 11 a.m. Monday, June 10, 2013. Conducted by Rev. Jermaine Brumfield. Interment in Holly Gardens Cemetery, Hammond. Arrangements entrusted to MJR Friendly Service Funeral Home, Denham Springs. 225-665- 8002 www.mjrfuneralhome.com. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on: 8/7/2010 DRAKE, GAYLON "TUT" Gaylon ÒTutÓ Drake, 55, Albany, died Aug. 2. Visitation will be Tuesday from 9-11 a.m. at Sweet Home Baptist Church. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday. Gaylon ÒTutÓ Drake is survived by two daughters, Shanda Grimes, Baton Rouge, and Ketha Mcâlain, Independence, two sons, Gailee Burns, Monticello, Miss., and Darryl McClain, Tickfaw, siblings Helen Drake Sibley, Albany, Rose Drake Hewitt, Tylertown, Miss., and Cleveland Barnes, Albany. Gaylon ÒTutÓ Drake is preceded in death by father Alton Drake Sr., mother Johnnie Mae Drake, sister Nettie Drake Gilmore, sister Edna Mae Dantaler Pines and brother Alton Drake Jr. Arrangements by N.A. James Funeral Home, Hammond. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 5/2/2003 DRAKE, JOHNNIE MAE Albany - Johnnie Mae Drake, 66, died Sunday, April 27, 2003, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was a native of Tylertown, Miss., and a homemaker. She is survived by three daughters, Rose Drake-Hewitt and Edna Pines, both of Albany, and Helen Sibley of Hammond; two sons, Alton Drake of Albany and Gaylon Drake of Ponchatoula; two sisters, Victoria McGee of Springfield and Octoria McGee of Picayune, Miss.; one brother, David Smith of Columbia, Miss.; 16 grandchildren and 19 great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alton E. Drake; her mother, Edna Lewis; her father, John Earl Smith; and one daughter, Nettie Gilmore. The Rev. Charles Hart will conduct the funeral today at Sweethome Baptist Church, Albany, at 8 p.m. Dismissal will be Saturday at noon. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Hammond. Richardson Funeral Home, Hammond, is in charge. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge): 3/5/2010 DRAKE, LUCIUS "SHACK" A refractory plant maintenance service worker and resident of Hammond, he drowned Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, in Velma. He was 47, a native of Independence and served in the Army Reserve. Visiting at New Southside Funeral Home on Friday, March 5, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Religious service at Greenfield Baptist Church at 11 a.m. Saturday, conducted by the Rev. Jerry Hannible. Interment in Greenfield Cemetery. Survived by his wife, Leola Chester Drake; mother, Betty Lee Pines Drake; daughter, Geneva Drake; son, Lucius Chester; four sisters, including LaShonda Drake; seven brothers, Bobby Jr., Hammond, Bishop Paul Drake Sr., Baton Rouge, James Drake Sr., Hammond, and Kevin, Berrick and Quindrick, of Hearne, Texas, and Brandon, Corpus Christi, Texas; and grandchild. Preceded in death by his father, Bobby Drake Sr.; and grandparents. He was a fisherman. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Vindicator: 7/22/1949 DRAKE, PAUL Paul Drake, 37, of Ponchatoula, died suddenly at his home on Thursday of last week. Funeral services were held Saturday from the Thomas Funeral Home in Ponchatoula. Burial was in the Ponchatoula cemetery. He was married in October 1939 to the former Miss Annette Ozment, who survives. He is also survived by a son, Paul, III; a daughter, Paulette; a brother, Ernest G. Drake. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 8/6/2001 DRAKE, PEARLIE MICHELLE Albany - Pearlie Michelle Drake, 29, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She is survived by her parents, Lee and Irene Drake; three sisters, Linda Drake, Janet Burton and Karen Drake, all of Albany. The Rev. Andrew Jackson will conduct the funeral Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Mount Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Albany. Dismissal will be Wednesday at 11 a.m., and burial will be in Holly Gardens Cemetery. N.A. James Funeral Home, Hammond, is in charge. *************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 6/22/2007 DRAKE, ZELMA AGATHA Zelma Agatha Drake, 91-years-old of Hammond, Louisiana, died Tuesday, June 19, 2007 in North Oaks Medical Center. Zelma was born Sunday, August 8, 1915 in Bedico Louisiana. Surviving are son and daughter-in-law, Ernest G. Drake Jr., and Linda Drake; daughter and son-in-law, Maria Drake Ware and Joe Ware; three grandchildren, Aliska Drake Fuller, Ernest G. Drake lll and Anna Drake Ware. She was preceded in death by husband; Ernest G. Drake Sr., daughter; Charlotte Drake; parents; Henry Hoover and Zelma Raiford Hoover, brothers; Irvin, Alonzo, and Woodrow Hoover, sisters; Rose Hoover Cunningham, Inez Hoover Blackwell and Anne Hoover Richardson. Services will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Saturday, June 23, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in the Ponchatoula Cemetery, Ponchatoula, Louisiana 70454. Email condolences to: hmckneely@i-55.com/subject line: Drake. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/drake.txt