OBITUARY: Alexander Drake, Ashland, Jackson Co., Oregon *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ********************************************************************************* Transcribed and formatted for use in USGenWeb Archives by Elizabeth Corethers 17 Nov 2002 ********************************************************************************* DRAKE, Alexander, Ashland Tidings, 1 April 1915 - Death, through heart failure, claimed Alexander Drake of Grant's Pass Saturday evening after a short illness. Deceased was aged 79 years. He was formerly a resident of Ashland, where one son, Sim Drake, baker at the Vienna, resides. He is survived by two sons and his wife. Interment took place in Mountain View Cemetery at 1 o'clock Tuesday, Rev. Farquhar of the Congregational church officiating.