Date of birth: 1 January 1931 Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana Date of death: 16 October 2000 Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana Shelbyville News 17 Oct 2000 Floyd Drake Floyd "Bud" Drake, 69, Shelbyville, died Monday at his home. Born Jan. 1, 1931, in Shelbyville, he was the son of Floyd B. and Ruth (Hageman) Drake. He married Ann Coy and she survives. Mr. Drake was a farmer and a member of Norristown Farmers Lodge 147. Other survivors include four sons, James Drake and Tom Drake, both of Shelbyville, Jerry Drake, Edinburgh, and Larry Drake, Waldron; five daughters, Karen Hammond and Jennie Chrisman, both of Edinburgh, Janie Burns and Mary Cangany, both of Flat Rock, and Terri Runnebohm, Shelbyville; one brother, Donald Drake, Shelbyville; two sisters, Louise Isley, Flat Rock, and Mae Rose Kessler, Shelbyville; 22 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, one sister and one grandson. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Norman Funeral Home, Hope. Burial will be in Patterson Cemetery, Shelby County. Friends may visit from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Franklin Daily Journal 17 October 2000 Floyd "Bud" Drake Floyd "Bud" Drake, 69, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, at his residence in Shelbyville. He was born Jan. 1, 1931, in Shelbyville. His parents were Floyd B. and Ruth (Hageman) Drake. He married Ann (Coy) Drake. She survives. They were married for 52 years. Other survivors include four sons, James and Tom Drake, both of Shelbyville, Jerry Drake of Edinburgh and Larry Drake of Waldron; five daughters, Karen Hammond and Jennie Chrisman, both of Edinburgh, Janie Burns and Macy Cangany, both of Flatrock, and Terri Runnebohm of Shelbyville; a brother, Donald Drake of Shelbyville; two sisters, Louise Isley of Flatrock and Mae Rose Kessler of Shelbyville; 22 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Marvin Drake; a sister, Betty McIntyre; and a grandson, Joshua Drake. He was a farmer and a member of Norristown Farmers Lodge 147. A service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Norman Funeral Home in Hope. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Patterson Cemetery. Columbus Republic 18 October 2000 Farmer Floyd "Bud" Drake Shelbyville Floyd "Bud" Drake, 69, of Shelbyville died at 6:50 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, at his home. He was a farmer and member of Norristown Farmers Lodge. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Norman Funeral Home at Hope. Calling will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Burial will be at Patterson Cemetery. Mr. Drake was born in Shelbyville Jan. 1, 1931, the son of Floyd B. and Ruth Hageman Drake. He was married to Ann Coy Drake for 52 years. She survives. Also surviving are children, James and Tom Drake and Terri Runnebohm, all of Shelbyville, Jerry Drake, Karen Hammond and Jennie Chrisman, all of Edinburgh, Janie Burns and Mary Cangany, both of Flat Rock and Larry Drake of Waldron; a brother, Donald Drake of Shelbyville; sisters, Louise Isley of Flat Rock and Mae Rose Kessler of Shelbyville; 22 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Marvin Drake; a sister, Betty McIntyre; and a grandson, Joshua Drake.
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