Obit of Betty Sue King Care Drake (d620) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 6 Aug 2002 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================== Betty Sue King Care Drake, daughter of Earl T. and Gladys Irene King, was born on May 17, 1928 at Pryor, Oklahoma and passed from this life at the Bell Avenue Nursing Center in Elk City, Oklahoma on November 14, 1999. She was 71 years, 5 months and 28 days of age. Her formative years were spent with her loving family in the Oklahoma towns of Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Yale and Gage. She completed her formal education in the schools of those communities. On May 4, 1945, Betty was united in marriage with Jack Care at Arnett, Oklahoma. They established their home in Arnett where, eventually, two daughters, Cheryl and Dana, and one son, Steve, were all born. Betty was a dedicated homemaker and family caretaker. She loved caring for her husband and children, kept a neat and tidy home, was a gardener of both vegetables and beautiful flowers, was a great cook and was self-taught in such skills as crocheting, and arts and crafts. She also loved her Lord and attended the Apostolic Faith Church in Arnett. Three years after her husband, Jack passed away, Betty and Verlin "Shorty" Drake were united in marriage and their home together was established in Arnett. Betty was a faithful and loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister and was happiest when her family was about her. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Gladys King; by her first husband, Jack Care (June 26, 1982); by her second husband, Verlin Drake (June 26, 1989); and by an infant grandson, Travis Care. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Cheryl and Butch Barr of Vici, and Dana and Joe Yowell of Reydon; by her son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Bonita Care of Shattuck; by six grand-children Michelle Ham, Shanna Gullie, Justin Barr, Shari Collins, Daniel King and Nikki Yowell; by ten great-grandchildren; by two sisters, Audrey Jones of Guthrie and Earlene Cleveland of Ft. Supply; by several nieces, nephews, and other relatives and a host of friends. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 25-Nov 1999