Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Drake, Roy L., 1977 

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ROY LEE DRAKE 

  Roy Lee Drake, 58, of Franklin, died Thursday, June 17, 1977, at Southampton 
Memorial Hospital.  A native of Southampton County, he was a Supervisor with 
Franklin Equipment Co.; and a member of Boykins Baptist Church.  Surviving are 
his widow, Mrs. Edith Phillips Drake; two sons, Carlton Lee Drake of 
Charlotte, N.C. and Danny Ray Drake of Franklin; his mother, Mrs. Nonie Smith 
Drake of Franklin; a brother, Roger W. Drake of Franklin; five grandchildren. 
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 3 p.m. in McDowell Funeral 
Home, Boykins.  Burial in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins. 


Roy Lee DRAKE, Franklin Equipment supervisor, 
b. 26 Aug 1918, Boykins, d. 17 Jun 1977, Franklin, 
interred in Beechwood Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 75*), Boykins, 19 Jun 1977, 
"Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Sat., June 18, 1977, p. 12 

*Additional information: 

His parents, Henry Lee & Nonie V. (SMITH) DRAKE, buried in the same plot. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} 
   Cemetery Project, Beechwood list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/beechwd.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Cindy Harrison - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #272088759. 

D.Cert. 77-016840 

His widow's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," Jan. 4, 1988, p. 3) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d620e4ob.txt 

His father's obit ("Tidewater News," May 5, 1939, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d620h2ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Mar. 5, 1987, p. 7A) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/d620n1ob.txt 


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