Johnny Lee Drake

Johnny Lee Drake, Sr., 57, of Dowagiac, formerly of Benton Harbor, Michigan, passed away on Monday, February 4, 2013 at Borgess Pipp Hospital in Plainwell, Michigan, after a battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, February 15, 2013 at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 1105 E. Main St., Benton Harbor, with Rev. Emery M. Varrie I officiating. Visitation will occur one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will follow at Crystal Springs Cemetery in Benton Harbor. Services are entrusted to Yazel & Clark Chapel. Memorials may be made to the family or to the National Cancer Society. Those wishing to sign Johnny’s online Memory Book, may do so online at www.yazel-clark.com. Johnny was born June 7, 1955, in Wyona, Mississippi to Jessie Sr. & Anna (MacDory) Drake. He worked for the South Western Community Action Agency. On January 24, 1981, he married Patricia (Lee) Drake, who survives him. Johnny enjoyed playing pool, and spending time with his family and friends. He is survived by his wife Patricia, his children, Ardis Lee of Muskegon, MI; Anton (Amanda) Lee, of Muskegon, MI; Tiffany (Rodney) Mitchell, of Benton Harbor, MI; Johnny Jr. (Breanna) Drake, of Goshen MI; Shywayn (LaDonna) Drake, of Dowagiac, MI; Miracle Drake, of Dowagiac, MI; Cierra Drake, of Dowagiac, MI; 17grandchildren; one great-grandchild; his siblings, William Drake, Edward Drake, Minerva Lassie, Dorothy Ferguson, Catherine Cramt, Diane (Raymond) Walker, and Jannett Byrd, numerous nieces and nephews, and many other family members. Johnny is preceded in death by his parents, Jessie Sr. & Anna Drake; his brothers, Charles Sonny Drake, Charmin Drake, David Drake, Jimmydee Drake, Jessie Drake Jr., Arthur Burkhead, and Calvin Burkhead.