Betty Drake Obituary
She loved her family and she loved Jesus. Betty Drake went peacefully to her eternal resting place on October 13, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Bessie Willoughby; her brother Dale Willoughby, husband Wm. Earl Drake (Bill), infant son Frank Edward Drake and son-in-law Rick Hoyle. She is survived by sister Jacqueline Stultz; three daughters Jill A. Hoyle, Brenda Ansel (Dave) and Glenda Cross (David), and grandchildren Natalie Prodan, Isabela Prodan, Drake Cross and Jackson Cross. Her family was her world.
Betty was born December 8, 1932 in Brazil, IN and was a 1950 graduate of Brazil High School. She married Bill July 7, 1956 and moved to Terre Haute, IN where she lived most of her adult life. She retired from Indiana State University Department of Education Pre-Student Teaching Lab after 25 years of service.
Her hobbies were taking pictures, reading, and finding treasures at garage sales. She attended Terre Haute Christian Church until her health precluded it. She loved music and attended many concerts with her friends and family. She spent her last three years being cared for by her daug...[more]
rs in Indianapolis and by her favorite doctor, Randall Strate, to whom we are grateful for his care.
Memorial donations can be made to The Helping Hands, c/o 960 W. National Ave., Terre Haute, IN 47885.
Crown Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery
Indianapolis, IN 46208
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