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Raleigh Mosely Drake Jr., passed away Aug. 27, 2019. Raleigh was “hatched” in 1933 in Macon, Ga. He attended high school in Fredericksburg, Va., and graduated high school in Kent, Ohio, at age 16 as a member of the National Honor Society. He was also an Eagle Scout and played the cornet.
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He is survived by his soulmate partner, Yuvone Cripps; daughter, Christine D. Woolridge; granddaughter, Melissa (Shawn) McReynolds; great-grandsons, Logan Peck, Raiden Mehl, Nathan McReynolds and Nicholas McReynolds; sister, Irene Calloway; nephews, Bob Calloway, Doug Calloway, Rich Calloway and John Calloway; and so many other friends that became family.
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He was preceded in death by his parents, Raleigh Mosely Drake Sr. and Irene Greenleaf Drake; sister, Dorothy Hubbard; brothers-in-law, Donald Hubbard and Charles Calloway; son, Kenneth Drake; daughter Deborah Drake and son-in-law Shawn Woolridge.
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Silver Creek Mortuary handled the arrangements.
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