Bobby C. Drake Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Bobby C. Drake (La Grange, North Carolina), who passed away at the age of 82, on June 6, 2025. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Bobby C. Drake to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Curtis Drake and Zoda Smith Drake; his daughter Crystal Drake; and his brother Billy Drake. He is survived by: his wife Edith Hill Jernigan Drake; his children, Heather Genini of Switzerland, Hope Morante of Princeton Junction, NJ and William Holden Jernigan of Snow Hill; his brother Curtis Drake of Cove City; and his brother-in-law Stuart Hill (Ellie) of Whiteville. He is also survived by four grandchildren and one great-grandchild; a niece, a nephew, two great-nieces, two great-nephews, and five great-great-nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Bobby's memory are encouraged to a cause he cared deeply for, the Lenoir County SPCA, PO Box 1481, Kinston, NC 28503, or to the charity of one's choice.