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Obituary of Blanche Story Drake
ANNIE BLANCHE STORY DRAKE
Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - July 18, 1997
Blanche Story Drake, 66, of the 25000 block of Bows and Arrows Road, died July 16, 1997.
Mrs. Drake was a native of Southampton and had retired after 22 years of service from Isle of Wight County Public School as a bus driver. She was a member of Colosse Baptist Church for 35 years, where she was a proud member of the choir and director of the junior choir. She was also a member of the Windsor Rescue Squad.
Survivors include her husband, Dock Vick Drake; her father, Jessie G. Story of Newsoms ; two daughters, Mary Anne Taylor and her husband, Blake, and Betty Lou Goodman and her husband, Mitch, all of Franklin; four sons, Jerry Wayne Drake and his wife, Linda, and Hank Anthony Drake and his wife, JoTee, all of Windsor, Freddie Carroll Drake and his wife, Jackie, of Colosse, and Stephen Story Drake of Franklin; two brothers, Jesse L. Story of Chesapeake and James L. Story of Franklin; eight granddaughters, Buffy Drake, Annissa Griffith, Vicky Griggs, Melanie Pearce, Shannon Drake, Candy Drake, Lisa Drake and Heather Goodman; four grandsons, Gerald Taylor, Jody Taylor, Mitchell Goodman and Joseph Dock Drake II; three great-grandchildren, Gerald Blake Taylor III, Kelly Elizabeth Taylor and Scott Elden Lee Griggs. She was predeceased by her mother, Minnie Hill Story, a son, Joseph Dock ``Pug'' Drake and a grandson, Freddie Dock Drake.
A funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday in Colosse Baptist Church by the Rev. Robert Lee Bowers, the Rev. Kenneth Williams, the Rev. Howard Vinson and the Rev. William Hawkins. Burial will be in Hollywood Cemetery , Newsoms . The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, and at other times at the home place on Bows and Arrows Road. Memorials may be made to Windsor Rescue Squad, Windsor, Va. 23487.
Edition: FINAL
Section: LOCAL
Page: B8
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––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary –––
Blanche Story Drake of Southampton died 16 Jul 1997 at age 66. She retired after 22 years as a bus driver for Isle of Wight County Public Schools and was a longtime member and choir director at Colosse Baptist Church.
A funeral was held 20 Jul 1997 at Colosse Baptist Church by Revs. Robert Lee Bowers, Kenneth Williams, Howard Vinson, and William Hawkins, with burial in Hollywood Cemetery, Newsoms.
––– Transcript –––
ANNIE BLANCHE STORY DRAKE
Blanche Story Drake, 66, of the 25000 block of Bows and Arrows Road, died July 16, 1997.
Mrs. Drake was a native of Southampton and had retired after 22 years of service from Isle of Wight County Public School as a bus driver. She was a member of Colosse Baptist Church for 35 years, where she was a proud member of the choir and director of the junior choir. She was also a member of the Windsor Rescue Squad.
Survivors include her husband, Dock Vick Drake; her father, Jessie G. Story of Newsoms; two daughters, Mary Anne Taylor and her husband, Blake, and Betty Lou Goodman and her husband, Mitch, all of Franklin; four sons, Jerry Wayne Drake and his wife, Linda, and Hank Anthony Drake and his wife, JoTee, all of Windsor, Freddie Carroll Drake and his wife, Jackie, of Colosse, and Stephen Story Drake of Franklin; two brothers, Jesse L. Story of Chesapeake and James L. Story of Franklin; eight granddaughters, Buffy Drake, Annissa Griffith, Vicky Griggs, Melanie Pearce, Shannon Drake, Candy Drake, Lisa Drake, and Heather Goodman; four grandsons, Gerald Taylor, Jody Taylor, Mitchell Goodman, and Joseph Dock Drake II; three great-grandchildren, Gerald Blake Taylor III, Kelly Elizabeth Taylor, and Scott Elden Lee Griggs. She was predeceased by her mother, Minnie Hill Story, a son, Joseph Dock "Pug" Drake, and a grandson, Freddie Dock Drake.
A funeral was conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday [20 July 1997] in Colosse Baptist Church by the Rev. Robert Lee Bowers, the Rev. Kenneth Williams, the Rev. Howard Vinson, and the Rev. William Hawkins. Burial was in Hollywood Cemetery, Newsoms. The family received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday [19 July 1997] at Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, and at other times at the home place on Bows and Arrows Road. Memorials could be made to Windsor Rescue Squad, Windsor, Va. 23487.
––– Vital Statistics –––
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| Field | Value |
| Name | Blanche Story Drake |
| Age | 66 years |
| Birth | 1931 (estimated) |
| Death | 16 July 1997 |
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––– Table of Relationships –––
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| Name | Relationship | Residence |
| Blanche Story Drake | Decedent | Southampton County, Virginia |
| Dock Vick Drake | Husband | Southampton County, Virginia |
| Jessie G. Story | Father | Newsoms, Virginia |
| Mary Anne Taylor | Daughter | Franklin, Virginia |
| Blake Taylor | Son-in-law | Franklin, Virginia |
| Betty Lou Goodman | Daughter | Franklin, Virginia |
| Mitch Goodman | Son-in-law | Franklin, Virginia |
| Jerry Wayne Drake | Son | Windsor, Virginia |
| Linda Drake | Daughter-in-law | Windsor, Virginia |
| Hank Anthony Drake | Son | Windsor, Virginia |
| JoTee Drake | Daughter-in-law | Windsor, Virginia |
| Freddie Carroll Drake | Son | Colosse, Virginia |
| Jackie Drake | Daughter-in-law | Colosse, Virginia |
| Stephen Story Drake | Son | Franklin, Virginia |
| Jesse L. Story | Brother | Chesapeake, Virginia |
| James L. Story | Brother | Franklin, Virginia |
| Buffy Drake | Granddaughter | [Not stated] |
| Annissa Griffith | Granddaughter | [Not stated] |
| Vicky Griggs | Granddaughter | [Not stated] |
| Melanie Pearce | Granddaughter | [Not stated] |
| Shannon Drake | Granddaughter | [Not stated] |
| Candy Drake | Granddaughter | [Not stated] |
| Lisa Drake | Granddaughter | [Not stated] |
| Heather Goodman | Granddaughter | [Not stated] |
| Gerald Taylor | Grandson | [Not stated] |
| Jody Taylor | Grandson | [Not stated] |
| Mitchell Goodman | Grandson | [Not stated] |
| Joseph Dock Drake II | Grandson | [Not stated] |
| Gerald Blake Taylor III | Great-grandchild | [Not stated] |
| Kelly Elizabeth Taylor | Great-grandchild | [Not stated] |
| Scott Elden Lee Griggs | Great-grandchild | [Not stated] |
| Minnie Hill Story | Mother (predeceased) | [Not stated] |
| Joseph Dock "Pug" Drake | Son (predeceased) | [Not stated] |
| Freddie Dock Drake | Grandson (predeceased) | [Not stated] |
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––– Publication Details –––
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| Field | Value |
| Location | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Name | The Virginian-Pilot |
| Date | 18 July 1997 |
| Edition | Final |
| Section | Local |
| Page | B8 |
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––– Other Relevant Information –––
• Birth name was Annie Blanche Story
• Retired after 22 years of service as a bus driver from Isle of Wight County Public School
• Member of Colosse Baptist Church for 35 years
• Choir member and director of the junior choir
• Member of the Windsor Rescue Squad
[Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net]
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