Born April 10, 1943, at Point Pleasant, Mo., son of the late Tommy and Ruby Crawford Drake, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era.
Visitation is from noon Saturday until service time at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Howardville.
Burial will follow in the Lily of the Valley Cemetery in Point Pleasant.
Richards Funeral Home of New Madrid is in charge of arrangements.
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