Ellen Lorene Draves Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Ellen Lorene Draves in Raytown, Missouri, born in Kansas City, Missouri, who passed away on October 9, 2025, at the age of 81, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As Ellen departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Ellen may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Ellen leaves behind.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Ulysses Hammond and Edith Hammond; and her husband Leonard Hiram Jewel Draves. She is survived by: her daughters, Ruby Draves and Joy Draves Dreher (Branden); her grandchildren, Gavin Hixson, Aubry Horton and Zane Draves Dreher Burris; and her sister Janet Talbert.
