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Submitted: 5/20/22 • Approved: 5/20/22 • Last Updated: 5/23/22 • R1433221-G1433219-S3
Dean
August 26, 1933 - October 11, 2014
Daniel
ugust 23, 1957 - March 22, 2021
Carrie
April 27, 1962 - September 22, 2011
Dean Edward Drake, 81, of Mountain Home passed away Saturday, October 11, 2014 in Mountain Home.
Dean was born August 26, 1933 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado to the late Ashley and Ina (Adams) Drake. He married Virginia Ann Carver on November 10, 1956 in Phoenix, Arizona. Dean is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers; Bob and David; two sisters, Doreen and Ann; two daughters, Carrie and Infant Julie.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Virginia Drake; one son, Daniel Drake of Mountain Home; three daughters and sons-in-law, Denise Pearson-Bethea and Bill Bethea of Conway, Lisa and Tim Wicker of Benton, Jennifer Drake of Los Angeles, California; one brother and sister-in-law, Jay and Linda Drake of Austin, Texas; ten grandchildren, Steven Drake (Bethany), Derrek Pearson (Carmen Holt), Tyler Pearson, Blake Pearson, Hannah Pearson, Spencer Pearson, Sarah Tarleton (Adam), Caleb Wicker, Rachel Wicker and Tessa Wicker and five great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are private under the direction of Conner-Hankins Funeral Home and Cremation Center.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House, 774 Long Street, Mountain Home, AR 72653.
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Daniel Dean “Danny” Drake, 63, passed away on Monday, March 22, 2021 at his home in Mountain Home, AR.
He was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on August 23, 1957, to Dean and Virginia (Carver) Drake. He moved with his family to Mountain Home in 1972 and graduated from Mountain Home High School in 1975. After graduating from the Rudder Naval Training Center in 1976 and serving in the U.S. Navy abroad, he attended Arkansas College of Technology. He became a NABER Certified Technician and established a long-standing career in communications technology for the railroad. His work gave him the opportunity to live in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas before returning to Mountain Home to be near family. He enjoyed getting to know local residents through his work at Home Depot and watching his two grandsons grow and thrive.
Wherever he lived or traveled, he liked exploring local sites and festivals, and a visit to the zoo was always on his itinerary. He had a great love of the ocean and spent a season working alongside his sister, Carrie Drake, on a private yacht. A voracious reader, he was rarely found without a book nearby and had a particular passion for science fiction. His sharp sense of humor endeared him to all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his sisters, Julie Drake and Carrie Drake and his father, Dean Drake. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Bethany Drake of Mountain Home; grandsons, Hayden and Ethan Drake of Mountain Home; mother, Virginia (Carver) Drake of Mountain Home; three sisters, Denise Pearson Bethea (Bill) of Conway, Lisa Wicker (Tim) of Benton, and Jennifer Drake (Nan) of Boston, Massachusetts and numerous nieces, nephews and great-nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are private under the direction of Conner Family Funeral Home & Cremation Center.
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Carrie Diane Drake
April 27, 1962 - September 22, 2011
Carrie Diane Drake, 49, a resident of Mountain Home passed away, Thursday, September 22, 2011, at the Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House. She was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 27, 1962, to Dean and Virginia (Carver) Drake. She had a great love of the ocean and was able to see much of the world working as a chef on private yachts. A long time member of the Special Olympics, she also served as a former Director of the Ozark Community Home. She was a foster parent for several years and, in her last years, was a devoted caretaker of the elderly. In her work and in her life, she touched lives of all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her infant sister, Julie Drake. Survivors include her father and mother, Dean and Virginia (Carver) Drake of Mountain Home; a brother, Daniel Drake of Mountain Home; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Denise Pearson-Bethea and Bill Bethea of Conway, Lisa and Tim Wicker of Benton and Jennifer Drake of Los Angeles, California; ten nieces and nephews, Steven Drake (Bethany), Derrek Pearson (Carmen Holt), Tyler Pearson, Blake Pearson, Hannah Pearson, Spencer Pearson, Sarah Tarleton (Adam), Caleb Wicker, Rachel Wicker, and Tessa Wicker; and a great-nephew, Hayden Drake. Arrangements are private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ozark Community Home, 201 Dodd Street, Mountain Home, AR 72653 or to the Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House, 774 Long Street, Mountain Home, AR 72653.
Contributed on 5/20/22 by jenbaker1951
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