Obituary of Steven Ladd Drake STEVEN L. DRAKE Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - July 27, 2001 Steven Ladd Drake, 21, died July 23, 2001, in Currituck County, N.C. Steven, a rising senior at the University of South Carolina, was a 1998 graduate of Franklin High School where he was an honor student and a Varsity baseball player holding several school records. Steven is survived by his parents, Steve and Nanci Drake and his brother, Jay Michael Patrick Drake, all of Franklin; maternal grandparents, Ward and Mitzi Riggins of Jessup, Ga.; paternal grandparents, Harry and Hilde Drake of Spanaway, Wash.; two aunts, Susan Newton and Harriet Acord; three uncles, Patrick Nooney, David Nooney and Robert Drake; and other family and many friends. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Wright Funeral Home with the Rev. David Dillon officiating. Inurnment will be in Poplar Spring Cemetery . The family will receive friends at the residence at 337 Robinhood Road and immediately following the inurnment upstairs at Fred's Restaurant and suggests that memorials be made to your local fire and rescue squad or to the Salvation Army. Edition: FINAL Section: LOCAL Page: B8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary ––– Steven Ladd Drake, 21, died 23 Jul 2001 in Currituck County, N.C. He was a rising senior at the University of South Carolina and a 1998 graduate of Franklin High School where he was an honor student and varsity baseball player. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday 28 Jul 2001 at Wright Funeral Home with the Rev. David Dillon officiating. Inurnment followed in Poplar Spring Cemetery. ––– Transcript ––– STEVEN L. DRAKE Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - July 27, 2001 Steven Ladd Drake, 21, died July 23, 2001, in Currituck County, N.C. Steven, a rising senior at the University of South Carolina, was a 1998 graduate of Franklin High School where he was an honor student and a Varsity baseball player holding several school records. Steven is survived by his parents, Steve and Nanci Drake and his brother, Jay Michael Patrick Drake, all of Franklin; maternal grandparents, Ward and Mitzi Riggins of Jessup, Ga.; paternal grandparents, Harry and Hilde Drake of Spanaway, Wash.; two aunts, Susan Newton and Harriet Acord; three uncles, Patrick Nooney, David Nooney and Robert Drake; and other family and many friends. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday [28 Jul 2001] in Wright Funeral Home with the Rev. David Dillon officiating. Inurnment will be in Poplar Spring Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the residence at 337 Robinhood Road and immediately following the inurnment upstairs at Fred's Restaurant and suggests that memorials be made to your local fire and rescue squad or to the Salvation Army. Edition: FINAL Section: LOCAL Page: B8 ––– Vital Statistics ––– |---------------------------------------------| | Name | Steven Ladd Drake | | Age | 21 | | Birth | 1980 (estimated) | | Death | 23 Jul 2001; Currituck County, N.C. | |---------------------------------------------| ––– Table of Relationships ––– |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | |---------------------------|----------------------|------------------------| | Steven Ladd Drake | Decedent | Currituck County, N.C. | | Steve Drake | Father | Franklin | | Nanci Drake | Mother | Franklin | | Jay Michael Patrick Drake | Brother | Franklin | | Ward Riggins | Maternal grandfather | Jessup, Ga. | | Mitzi Riggins | Maternal grandmother | Jessup, Ga. | | Harry Drake | Paternal grandfather | Spanaway, Wash. | | Hilde Drake | Paternal grandmother | Spanaway, Wash. | | Susan Newton | Aunt | Unknown | | Harriet Acord | Aunt | Unknown | | Patrick Nooney | Uncle | Unknown | | David Nooney | Uncle | Unknown | | Robert Drake | Uncle | Unknown | |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ––– Publication Details ––– |---------------------------------| | Field | Value | |----------|----------------------| | Location | Norfolk, VA | | Name | Virginian-Pilot, The | | Date | 27 Jul 2001 | | Edition | FINAL | | Section | LOCAL | | Page | B8 | |---------------------------------| ––– Other Relevant Information ––– • Rising senior at the University of South Carolina • 1998 graduate of Franklin High School • Honor student • Varsity baseball player holding several school records • Family residence where friends were received: 337 Robinhood Road • Memorial gathering held upstairs at Fred's Restaurant following inurnment • Memorial contributions suggested to local fire and rescue squad or the Salvation Army [Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text. 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