Mrs. Lizzie V. Drake

St. Martinville – A Home-going Celebration will be held for Mrs. Lizzie V. Drake, 79, the former Lizzie Voorhies, at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2019, at Union Baptist Church with Rev. Darren Benoit, Pastor, and Rev. Joel Green Jr., Eulogist.
She will await the resurrection at Union Baptist Church Cemetery.
A gathering of family and friends will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday at the church until time of service.
A native and resident of St. Martinville, she passed away at 1:43 p.m. Saturday, June 29, 2019, at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center.
She was a member of Union Baptist Church where she served as a former member of the Senior Choir.
She leaves to cherish her memory two sons, Kawaski Drake and Kenneth Drake of St. Martinville; two daughters, Delores Menard and Darlene Drake of St. Martinville; 17 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Willis Joseph Drake Sr.; parents, Allen Voorhies and Alberta Roberts Voorhies; three daughters, Evelyn Drake, Rose D. Roberts and Mary Ann Drake; three sons, Willis Joseph C. Drake Jr., Nelson Drake and Allen Drake; sisters, Mary Rose V. Locks, Goldie V. Mallery, Olivia V. Spencer, Alberta V. Joiner, Corinne Voorhies and Lucille C. Francis; brothers, Frank Mallery, Delton Mallery, John Voorhies, Allen Voorhies Jr. and Roosevelt Voorhies.
Arrangements are under the direction of Fletcher Funeral Home 609 West Admiral Doyle Drive, New Iberia, LA 70560. Condolences may be expressed at www.fletcherfuneralhome.org.

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