DRAKE, Oral Lindley - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Ora L. Drake 75, a life long Fountain county resident died Monday night at 10:15 o'clock at his home in Kingman. He had been seriously ill for two weeks. A carpenter, he had worked at his trade until taken ill. Born Nov 10, 1876 in Fountain county, he was the son of David Hines and Ruth Robbins Drake. He married Nettie Barker. Drake was a member of the Kingman E.U.B. church and the IOOF and Modern Woodmen of American lodges, both at Kingman. Surviving are the widow; a son, Wilford Drake, Kingman high school basketball coach; a daughter, Mrs. Lillian Rayphole, R.F.D. Veedersburg; three brothers, Trell and Jim Drake, both of Kingman and Omar Drake of Attica; two sisters, Mrs. Nell Grismore and Mrs. Jane Mann, both of Kingman and two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two daughters, two brothers and two sisters. Funeral sercies will be held thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the EUB church, Rev. Lashbrook of Elwood, will be in charge and burial will be in the Harveysburg cemetery. Friends may call at the family residence after 10 o'clock Wednesday morning.

Funeral services for Oral Lindley Drake, 75, carpenter and life resident of Fountain Co, Indiana, were held on Thursday, Feb 7 at 2 p.m. at the Kingman EUB church with Rev. HA Lashbrook of Elwood officiating. Interment was made in Harveysburg Cemetery with the Woodrow Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Drake was b. in Fountain Co on Nov 10, 1876 the son of David and Ruth Robbins Drake. He was married to Nettie Barker who survives. He was a member of the EUB Church, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Modern Woodmen Lodge of America. Surviving are the widow, a son, Wilford Drake, Kingman HS basketball coach, a daughter, Mrs. Lillian Rayphole of RFD Veedersburg, 3 brothers, Trelal and James Drake, both of Kingman and Omar Drake of Attica, two sisters, Mrs. Nell Grismore, and Mrs. Jane Mann o f Kingman, two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.