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A graveside service will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday,
Nov. 1, at Mount Pulaski Cemetery. A celebration of
life service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Zion
Lutheran Church in Chestnut. The Rev. Joel Dietrich
will officiate.
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mount
Pulaski is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Drake was a housewife and became chairman of
the board of the Bank of Chestnut when her husband
died in 1983.
She was born May 8, 1916, in Elkhart to William
and Hattie Cherry Schilling. She married Michael
Warren Drake in Springfield on Feb 19, 1936. He
preceded her in death on Jan. 18, 1983.
She is survived by one son, John Drake (and
Rebecca) of Chestnut; two daughters, Betty Koenig
Montgomery (and Larry Fox) of Chestnut and Beverly
Ann Voss (and Al) of Monticello; a daughter-in-law,
Pansy Drake of Colliersville, Tenn.; nine
grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by one son,
Michael L. Drake; four brothers; and two sisters.
She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in
Chestnut.
She was an avid fan of the Cardinals, a card
player and an honorary member of the Chestnut Men's
Club.
She graduated from Beason High School.
Memorials may be made to Chestnut Zion Lutheran
Church or Hospice Care of Illinois.
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