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Drake, Harold Evans
Harold Evans Drake, 72, of Midland, Mich., died Monday, April 30, 2012, after a long illness.
Survivors include two sons, David of Conroy and Steven of Mystic; a daughter, Janet Clason of Paola, Kan.; and grandchildren.
Harold was born Nov. 28, 1939, in Scotland County, Missouri, the son of Ivan Earl and Alma Pearl Smith Drake. He was married to Linda M. Kinnamon Drake for 22 years. He later married Angela Drake.
Harold served in the U.S. Air Force for four years. He worked at Rockwell-Collins from 1963 to 1994 in Cedar Rapids, before retiring in Midland.
A memorial fund has been established with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; 1-(800) 805-5856.
Published in The Gazette May 9, 2012.
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