Bonham, Texas -- Funeral services for Kenneth Dwayne Drake, 58, of Bonham, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 17, 2025 at Boyd Baptist Church under the direction of Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home. Brother Walter Semite will be officiating. Burial will follow at Little Jordan Cemetery. Kenneth passed away March 11, 2025 at Medical City McKinney surrounded by his family.
Kenneth was born in Greenville, Texas on August 31, 1966, the son of Francis Leo Drake and Shirley Ann Smith Drake. He graduated from Greenville High School, and was involved in the High School Band and a Jazz Band. He loved music, and especially loved playing the drums and singing karaoke. Kenneth loved life, and always made people laugh. He was a very adventurous person, and skydiving was something he really enjoyed. He did not like for his mom Shirley to know when he was going skydiving. Kenneth loved all cars, especially fast cars. Later in Kenneth’s life he could often be found on his computer researching different cars.
Kenneth is preceded in death by his father, Francis Leo Drake, stepfather, Ben Whitehead, and two sisters, Lana JoAnn Foster and Lisa Diane Langford.
Kenneth is survived by his mother, Shirley Ann Whitehead of Bonham, Texas; son, Matt Drake and wife Rachael of Walnut Cove, North Carolina; daughter, Sarah Arango and husband Oscar of Prosper, Texas; two sisters, Lari Weaver of McKinney, Texas, and Linda Nelson and husband Truitt of El Paso, Texas; stepsister, Dr. Deborah Gleaves and husband Ron of Terrell, Texas; 4 grandchildren, Oscar and Sebastian Arango, and Vada and Oliver Drake; a number of nieces and nephews; along with his caregivers over the last 15 years.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to all of his caregivers that played such a big and important role in the last several years of his life.
The family will receive friends at Boyd Baptist Church on Monday, March 17, 2025 from 1:00 PM until service time.
Online guest register at www.coopersorrells.com