Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Drake, Samuel, 1922 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ SAMUEL DRAKE Sam Drake of Boykins community died at the age of 63 last Sunday night, April 30, after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at the home, Rev. J.P. Essex assisted by Rev. C.H. Kidd officiating. The interment took place in the Newsoms cemetery, with a large crowd of friends and relatives present. He is survived by a wife, Mrs. Caroline Drake, three sons, Luther, Abner and Herbert Drake and one daughter, Mrs. Lennie Drake, all of Boykins community. [Samuel DRAKE, d. 30 Apr 1922, age 63, interred in Newsoms Cemetery, "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), obit dated 5 May 1922] [file transcribed by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager.]