Drake, Mamie Elizabeth Gandee

Passed:

Age: 77

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Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1988-03-16

Information: Mamie Elizabeth Gandee Drake, 77, of Ravenswood, died Saturday at Jackson General Hospital in Ripley following a long illness.  She was born in Roane County, a daughter of the late Frank and Anise Gandee.  She was a member of the Hurricane Baptist Church of Clio and a member of the Ravenswood Senior Citizens Club.  She attended the North United Methodist Church at Ravenswood.  Survivors include her husband, Orville Drake; one daughter, Mrs. Shirley Shamblin of Ripley; one son, Billy Drake of Evans; one foster son, Kenneth Gandee of Gandeeville; one sister, Mrs. Lyda Carter of Detroit, MI; two half-sisters, Lona Unger and Loretta Vickers, both of Grand Rapids, MI; one half-brother, Carl Ashley of Nitro; one stepsister, Dona Groves of Clio; one stepbrother, Lee Ashley of Clio; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.  Services were Tuesday at the Straight-Tucker Funeral Home.  The Rev Donald Pringle officiated.  Burial was in the Ravenswood Cemetery.