Drakes

Connie Marie Ellis Turner was born on October 12 1947 to Lonnie and Eleanor Ellis in Orange Texas. Her early years were spent with her sisters who were her best friends Linda and Kathy. They loved to dance swim and explore the outdoors together. In her early teens she was in a car accident that left...

Sammie Lee Watson 69 of Lakeland FL died Saturday January 31 2026 at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital Tampa FL He leaves to cherish his memories his siblings Bishop Willie Diane Watson Jr Berthenia Chesterfield Drakes Eddie Patty Watson Bennie Wilamenia Watson Sr Oscar AliceWatson Sr Ruthie Robe...

With heavy hearts and so much love that we announce the passing of Sidney Alfred Barnes 84 of Sioux Falls SD. He passed peacefully at the Dougherty House in Sioux Falls where for weeks he was surrounded by the love of family and friends. Sid was born on July 15 1941 to Wilbur Clifford Barnes and Gen...

Funeral services for Mrs. Diana Gayle Carroll Elliott will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at Gravel Hill Baptist Church, Cravens, with Reverend Joey Rudisill officiating. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Drakes Fork Cemetery, Cravens, under the direc...

Mr. Tarus E. Cooper 53 of Rocky Mount North Carolina passed on Sunday January 25 2026. A public viewing will be held on Thursday February 5 2026 From 1pm until 3pm at Drakes Community Canter 5251 Drake Rd Battleboro NC. Arrangements are being handled by Shawn Lea Funeral Home Scotland Neck North Ca...

Patricia was a member of the Pine Cone Chapter Order of the Eastern Star a Past Worthy Matron of Pine Cone Chapter Order of the Eastern Star and Advisor for Lewiston Assembly 14 Order of the Rainbow Girls. She loved to bake and enjoyed making Blueberry muffins for family and friends that stopped by ...

Sterling Eugene Hazelwood, a man of unwavering faith and a pillar of the Drakes Branch community, passed away on January 31, 2026. Born on June 20, 1945, in Mecklenburg County,...

Lealand Dale Meade was born on October 4 1943 in Skiatook Oklahoma. He passed away peacefully at home with family on November 24 2025. Dale as he was known to family and friends was raised on the family farm in Oklahoma and graduated from Will Rogers High School in Tulsa. In 1962 he joined the Marin...

Stanhope NJ. Margaret Francelia Farrell Jones 89 died on December 10 2025 at Troy Hills Center in Parsippany. Born in Denver CO Margaret joined the Navy soon after graduating high school where she met her husband a U.S. Marine at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. They married soon after and lived in Hoboken a...