Funeral services for Douglas Jackson Drake, 76, of Silsbee will be 2:00 pm Monday, August 14 at Farmer Funeral Home with interment following at Frank’s Branch Cemetery in Fred. Visitation will begin at 5:00 pm Sunday at the funeral home.
Mr. Drake was born on November 24, 1940 and passed away at his residence and went be with his Lord Jesus Christ on August 12, 2017.
Mr. Drake was a lifelong resident of the area. He worked for several businesses in Silsbee including E. M. Simmons and Clifton Caraway at Caraway Auto Sales as a paint and body man. Later on, he worked for Charles Riley Logging out of Doucette, until he moved on to work for himself as a logger for many years until he retired.
He is preceded in death by his parents Walter and Edna Roberts Drake, sisters Judy Steedley and Helen Sharpton, brother James Edward Drake, and great-grandson James Dawson Shaw.
Left behind to cherish his memories are the following; his daughters Tammy McGallion and husband Jerry, Becky Jeffcoats and husband Bubba, Maggie Duhon and husband Eddie, April Drake all of Fred and Indi Busch of Drakeville; his sons Walter Drake and wife Molly, Curtis Drake and wife Haven all of Drakeville, the mother of his sons Dee Westbrook Drake of Silsbee and his brother Dale Drake of Zapata, TX. Mr. Drake is also survived by numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
