This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Drake Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/2822 Message Board Post: Services for Oscar E. Drake were held at the Baptist church in this city last Friday afternoon with Rev. A.L. Martin preaching the sermon. Mr. Drake passed away peacefully at his home in Cheyenne Wednesday afternoon, Mary 29, 1957 after an illness of several years. Immediate survivors include his wife Mrs. Leota Drake of Cheyenne, two sons, Paul of Colorado and Harvey of California, and two daughters, Edna and Alma, and a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Committal was in the Cheyenne cemetery, Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma with Scroggins Funeral Home in charge. Oscar Drake was born August 10, 1872 and came to Roger Mills county in the early days. He was a typical pioneer. For many years he was engaged in farming. Later he ceme to Cheynne where he was in business for a number of years. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK