Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Drake, John H., 1927 

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JOHN HARRISON DRAKE

   John H. Drake, a well-known farmer of the Sunbeam community, died May 17th, 
1927, after a brief illness.

   He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Josephine A. Drake; five sons, R.T. 
Drake of Vicksville,, V.L. Drake of Courtland, E.W. Drake of Newsoms, J.C. 
Drake of Corapeake, N.C. and E.B. Drake; four daughters, Mrs. L.V. Maddrey 
of Pendleton, N.C., Mrs. J.L. Porter, Mrs. S.E. Whitfield and Miss Josie Drake 
of the home community; a brother, E.F. Drake of Sunbeam, and one sister, Mrs. 
Rosa Barnes of Norfolk.

   Funeral services were conducted from Mt. Horeb M.E. Church by the Pastor, 
Rev. L.C. Moore, assisted by Rev. Luther Derby of Richmond, and interment was 
made in the churchyard cemetery.


John Harrison DRAKE, Sunbeam farmer, 
Southampton Co. native, d. 17 May 1927, age 65, 
interred in Mt. Horeb M.E. Church Cemetery*, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 3, 1927, p. 1 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 2 (II-10): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol2.txt 


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