Robert Earl Drake Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Robert Earl Drake of Fountain, North Carolina, who passed away on August 1, 2025, at the age of 76, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Robert Earl Drake to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let his loved ones carry forward the torch of his memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of his love and the brilliance of his spirit. Though Robert may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, his essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Robert Lee Drake and Louise Barrett Drake. He is survived by: his daughter Sandra Willoughby (Reginald) of Princeville, NC; his stepchildren, Mae Mitchell (Billy) of Fountain, NC, Bobby D. Jordan of Conetoe, NC and Johnny E. Jordan of Conetoe, NC; and his siblings, Mary Baldwin of Norwalk, CT, Doris Rodgers of Virginia Beach, VA, Betty Otey of Springfield, MA and Samuel Drake of Farmville, NC. He is also survived by nine grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren; and a host of many nieces, nephews, cherished relatives, and friends.
