May 15, 1940 – Feb. 8, 2024

Drake and Seymour Baker Drake. He died on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Fort Smith.

He was married to Lynette (Mullins) Slater Drake on June 19, 1980 in Sallisaw.

He was a retired Tech Sergeant and an Automotive Technician for the Air National Guard and a member of Sallisaw Church of Christ.

Survivors are his wife, Lynette of the home; four daughters, Cheryl Christian and Jerry, Kelly Miller, DaLyn Winton and Shawn and Tana Morgan and Travis, all of Sallisaw; many grandchildren, greatgrandchildren great-great-grandchildren; several other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Allen Drake; two grandchildren and one greatgrandchild; and one brother, Seymour E. Drake. Memorial services for Norman Stafford Drake, 83, of Sallisaw, were held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, at Church of Christ in Sallisaw under the direction of Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Service, Inc.

Burial of cremains will be at a later date at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith, Ark.

Mr. Drake was born on May 15, 1940, in Fort Smith, to Daisy Ed (Stevenson) and and