March 29, 2024

William Drake

Creston

William “Bill” Drake, 85, of Creston died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston.

Celebration of life services were 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, in Creston. The Rev. Lonnie Koons officiated. Burial was in Moon Cemetery, south of Macksburg. Memorials are to be established in his name. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

William Edwin Drake, son of Warren Edwin Drake and Jesse Etoile Young, was born April 12, 1932, in Madison County. He was educated in the Macksburg schools.

On Aug. 19, 1956, Bill married Charlotte Irene Drake in Winterset. They settled and lived near Macksburg where he farmed until 1979, then moved to Creston in 1979. Bill drove a concrete truck for Smith Concrete retiring in 2002. Charlotte died in 2013.

Bill is survived by his daughters, Sheryl (Robert) Moore of Santa Rosa, California, Barbara Halls of Creston, Deb (Steve) Waddingham of Macksburg and Eileen Maynes (significant other John Vansice) of West Des Moines; sons, Warren (Karen) Drake of Macksburg and Mitch (Deb) Drake of Grimes; sister Nellie McDonald of Creston; grandchildren, Angela (Barry) Myhr, Christopher Maynes (Beth), Matthew Maynes, Jordan Maynes, Brandon (Gwen) Waddingham, Brett (Nancy) Waddingham, Robert (Jenn) Moore, Jessie Moore, Karmen (Mike) Sheldahl, William Drake and Josh Drake and great-grandchildren, Benjamin Myhr, Jeremiah Myhr, Irena Symonds, Charlotte Maynes, Max Thompson, Seraphina Moore, Zeke Moore, Jeremy Waddingham, Madelyn Waddingham, and Kylie and Westen Sheldahl.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents and his wife Charlotte.