Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Drake, George O., 1972 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ GEORGE OTIS DRAKE RUSHVILLE, Ill. - A funeral service for George Otis Drake of 421 Lafayette St., Rushville, Ill., who died July 8, was held July 11 at the Roby Funeral Chapel in Rushville by the Rev. Wesley Trendle. He is survived by his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Lou Drake of Hackettstown, N.J.; three sisters, Mrs. Sam Bradshaw of Franklin, Mrs. Harry Soden of Rocky Mount, N.C., Mrs. W.E. Major of Newport News; and four brothers, Brady T. Drake of Norfolk, Theodore R. Drake of Franklin, Freddie Drake of Suffolk, and James C. Drake of Sedley; and three granddaughters. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bradshaw of Franklin attended the funeral. ****************************************************************************** GEORGE OTIS DRAKE RUSHVILLE, ILL. - George Otis Drake of Rushville, formerly of Arlington, Va., passed away on July 8, 1972, in Rushville and funeral services were held at the Roby Funeral Chapel on Tuesday, July 11, with interment in the Rushville Cemetery. The Rev. Wesley Trendle was the officiating clergyman. Drake is survived by is widow, Mrs. Lela R. Drake; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Lou Drake Lenky of Hackettstown, New Jersey; three granddaughters and the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Samuel Bradshaw of Franklin, Mrs. Harry Soden of Rocky Mount, N.C., Mary Wayland Ellison Major of Newport News, Brady T. Drake Sr., of Norfolk, Theodore R. Drake Sr. of RFD Franklin, Freddie F. Drake of Suffolk, and James C. Drake Sr. of Sedley. George Otis DRAKE, of Rushville, IL, formerly of Arlington, VA, b. 4 May 1903, Southampton Co., d. 8 Jul 1972, Rushville, IL, interred in Rushville City Cemetery*, Rushville, IL, 11 Jul 1972, "Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 50, No. 172, Tues., July 18, 1972, p. 5; "Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Thurs., July 20, 1972, B-8 *Additional information: A photo of his gravestone - added by Kelley Gillham - is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #78623709. Delayed B.Cert. 43-022096 His parents, George Thomas W. & Viola Holland (COUNCILL) DRAKE, & several brothers are buried in Rosemont Cemetery, Sedley, Southampton Co. SCHS Cemetery Project, Rosemont list (S-20-22): http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/rosemont.txt His sister Dorothy May (DRAKE; Mrs. Samuel) BRADSHAW is buried with her husband in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin - Section 2, Plot 82A. SCHS Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt Delayed Birth Certificate (#22096), filed 9 Oct 1943, states he was born near Franklin, 4 May 1903, according to the Family Bible. His sister Dorothy was the notary public who attested to the physican's signature. Curiously, he does not appear in the 1920 Census. The family has not been found in the 1910 Census. George hasn't been found in 1930 or '40, either. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d620g1ob.txt