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Barbara Mahery Drake
Oct 25, 2012
Oct. 25, 2012
Barbara Mahery Drake, 69, of Spring City, and formerly of Athens, left this earth on Thursday morning, Oct. 25, 2012, at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga.
A native of McMinn County, she was a daughter of the late Francis Owen Mahery Jr. and Barbara Claypoole Mahery. She was a resident of the Golden Years Retirement Resort in Spring City at the time of her death.
Survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Kimberly Ann and Jonathan Veal of Lenoir City; two sons, Burl Eugene Drake and William Hughes Drake, both of Atlanta, Ga.; six grandchildren, Julie Lynn Fordham and her husband, Brandon, Jeffrey William Drake and his wife, Gabbie, and Justin Michael Drake and his wife, Katrina, all of Atlanta, Ga., Erin Nicole Drake of Roswell, Ga., and Travis Darwin Veal and Lauren Ashley Veal, both of Lenoir City; three great-grandchildren, Eden Fordham and Landon and Lucas Drake; two sisters, Mary Elizabeth Mahery of Arden, N.C., and Joan Mahery Vogt and her husband, David, of Asheville, N.C.; two brothers, Francis Owen Mahery III and his wife, Frances, of Greeneville, and John Patrick Mahery and his wife, Margaret, of Athens; and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins.
A graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Cedar Grove Cemetery with the Rev. Les Rust officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Golden Years Retirement Resort, 301 Keith Dr., Spring City, TN 37381; Bell Avenue Baptist Church, 914 Bell Ave., Lenoir City, TN 37771; or Mars Hill Presbyterian Church, 205 N. Jackson St., Athens, TN 37303.
If you are unable to attend this service, sign the guest register at www.jerrysmithfuneralhome.com
Smith Funeral & Cremation Service of Athens is serving the family of Barbara Mahery Drake.
