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    Ruby M. Drake

    August 21, 2017 - January 8, 2006

    Ruby M. Drake, age 88, of Mattoon, passed away at 11:10 a.m. on January 8, 2006 at the Odd-Fellow Rebekah Home. The funeral service in honor of her life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 12, 2006 at Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home with Reverend Connie Jenkins officiating. Interment will be in Roselawn Cemetery in Charleston. Visitation will be held 2 hours prior to the service at the funeral home. Mrs. Drake was born in Jasper County, Illinois on August 21, 1917, the daughter of Early Evert and Dovie Filena (Harris) Decker. She married Leland Eugene Lee in Coles County. He passed away while serving in Germany during World War II. She then married Harold E. Drake on November 4, 1946. He passed way March 29, 1995. She is survived by a son, Terry Lee and wife Doris of Etna, Illinois; and a step son, Harold Lee Drake of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She leaves 2 grandchildren, 1 step grandchild, and 1 step great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents; 1 son, Warren Kent Drake; 3 brothers; and 3 sisters. Mrs. Drake was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star of Mattoon. She was a homemaker and enjoyed flower gardening both indoor and outdoor. Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor''s choice.

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    Ruby M. Drake, age 88, of Mattoon, passed away at 11:10 a.m. on January 8, 2006 at the Odd-Fellow Rebekah Home. The funeral service in honor of her life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 12, 2006 at Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home with... View Obituary & Service Information

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