1955

Mrs. Ada Drake, 77, of Lebanon and Stoutland died today at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Mervin, Kansas City. 

Funeral services will be held at the Christian Church in Stoutland, conducted by the Rev. Nathan Copeland of Lebanon.  Burial under the direction of Holman Funeral Home will be in the Honey cemetery at Stoutland.

Survivors included three daughters: Mrs. Ruth Mervin, Kansas City; Mrs. Mildred Smith, Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Mrs Maude Metcalf, Denver, Colo.; two sons, Glen Drake of Lebanon and Clarence Drake of Niles, Mich.  She also leaves two sisters, 11 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren.

Contributed by: Carrie Tuck {cvt1977@yahoo.com}