Leroy W. Drake Sr.
Leroy Wilson Drake Sr., 66, of Marshfield, Wisc., formerly of Smithfield, Pa., passed away Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004, at the Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, Wisc. He was born Oct. 14, 1938, in New Jersey, a son of the now late Raymond and Rose Gould Drake.
He was employed as a long haul truck driver for Jensen Trucking in Marshfield. He was a Protestant by Faith and a member of The Beloved Brothers Church in Marshfield, Wisc.
Surviving are seven children, Leroy Wilson Drake Jr., of Marshfield, Wisc., Raymond Lewis Drake and wife, Jane of Grays Landing, Pa., Christian Lynn Ewing and husband, Bryan of Leckrone, Pa., David Dwayne Drake Sr., and wife, Christina of Wheeling, W.Va., Sherry Louise Hixon and husband, Robert of Smithfield, Pa.; Stephen Drake of Marshfield, Wisc., and Hamilton Drake, also of Marshfield, Wisc.; two sisters, Helen Drake of New Jersey, and Caroline Presher of Florida; special friends, Mark and Sue Jensen of Marshfield; and several grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Raymond Drake Sr., and Russell Drake; and a sister-in-law, Dorothy Drake.
Local arrangements are being handled by the JOHN F. BROWNFIELD FUNERAL HOME OF SMITHFIELD, PA. Final resting place will be in Mt. Moriah Baptist Cemetery, Smithfield.