Mrs. Mary Ann Drake
October 12, 1932 - December 20, 2015
Mrs. Mary Ann Cooley Drake, 83, of Decatur, GA, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015, at the DeKalb Medical Center. Mrs. Drake was born in Elberton, GA, on October 12, 1932, daughter of the late James Haskel Cooley and the late Mary Helen Higgenbothem Cooley. She was a secretary having worked for Sears & Robuck as well as a homemaker and mother. Mrs. Drake received an associate degree from Emmanuel College and was of the Assembly of God faith. Survivors include her husband, James H. Drake of DeKalb, GA; son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Rosa Drake of Chula Vista, CA; grandchildren, Nathan, Vanessa and Michael Drake; brothers, Byon Cooley of San Diego, CA and Joel Cooley of Stockbridge, GA. Funeral services for Mrs. Drake will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at the Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Gunn officiating. Interment will follow in the Bethel M. Baptist Church Cemetery in Danielsville, GA. The family will receive at Pruitt Funeral Home friends from 12:00 noon until funeral hour on Tuesday afternoon. The family is at their respective homes. Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Mary Ann Cooley Drake, 83, of Decatur, GA, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015, at the DeKalb Medical Center. Mrs. Drake was born in Elberton, GA, on October 12, 1932, daughter of the late James Haskel Cooley and the late Mary Helen... View Obituary & Service Information