Jimmy Risdon Drake, age 82, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025 at the TriStar Centennial Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3pm Sunday, June 1, 2025 at Battle Creek Baptist Church with Bro. Danny Dixon, Bro. Billy Ellis, and Bro. Eddie Coakley officiating. Burial will follow in Battle Creek Cemetery with Warren Drake, Sam Todd, Bailey Todd, Elijah Johnson, Tony Ellis, and John Drake serving as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends from 1pm until 3pm Sunday, at the church.
Mr. Drake was born July 27, 1942 in Robertson County, to the late William Harvey Drake and the late Clara Watts Drake. He was a heavy equipment operator for the Rogers Group for 30 plus years, and helped build a lot of the roads around Robertson County. Mr. Drake was a member of Battle Creek Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Drake was preceded in death by a daughter, Theresa Drake; son, Anthony Scott Drake; great grandson, Dayton Johnson; and a sister, Laura Ellis.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Kay Drake; son, Warren (Megan) Drake; daughter, Tanya (Sam) Todd; 2 grandchildren, Emma (Elijah) Johnson, and Samuel Bailey Todd and his fiancé Jordan Gibson; 3 great grandchildren, Stella Johnson, Walker Johnson, and Penny Gibson; brother, Johnny Drake; sisters, Loretta (Gene) Morehead, and Linda Coakley; and a brother-in-law, Hughes Ellis.
This obituary was published by Austin & Bell Funeral Home Greenbrier.
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