Vivian "Viv" Drake, 81 of Westport, died Friday February
5, 2016 at Columbus Regional Hospital.
She was retired from Cummins Engine Company where
she was an administrative assistant.
She was a former member of Burnsville Christian Church
and attended Old Union Church. She was very involved in
Jackson School PTO, serving as President.
The funeral will be Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Norman
Funeral Home in Hope with Rev. Kirby Rupp officiating.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 to 8 p.m. and Thursday
one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial
will be at Daugherty Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be donated to Wheeler
Missions or Love Chapel through the funeral home.
Born February 18, 1934 in Jackson County, Vivian was
the daughter of the late Emery and Millicent Peters Hall.
She graduated from Shields High School in 1952. She
married Jay Drake July 23, 1966 and he survives.
Vivian will be remembered for her love of her family,
friends, co-workers. In retirement she enjoyed reading,
crocheting and spending time with her family and friends.
Survivors include her husband, Jay of Westport; children,
Jim (Kim) Gorman of Greensburg, June (Robert) Woodard of
Sentobia, MS and Susan (Victor) Becker of Indianapolis;
grandchildren, Gaston (Sara) Gorman of Greenwood, Clara
Becker of Kalamazoo, MI, Emery Becker of Los Angelas, CA
and T.J. Gorman of Greensburg; a sister, Janet (Roger) Works
of Seymour; a niece, Esta Works of Nashville, TN and a nephew,
Richard (Teara) Works of Plainfield.
Vivian was preceded in death by her parents and a sister,
Joyce Hall.
Online condolences may be expressed to the Drake family at
www.normanfuneralhome.net.