Drake, Paul W.   	

GLADEWATER - No services are planned for Paul W. Drake, 88, of Gladewater. Born August 17, 
1919, in Grainfield, Kansas, he died August 19, 2007.

He joined the Army Air Corps in 1940, and retired in 1963 from the U.S. Air Force as senior 
master sergeant. He purchased the Ben Franklin Store in Gladewater in July 1964, and retired 
in 1975.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Jacqueta Drake of Gladewater; son, Steve Drake of Gladewater; 
and numerous nieces and nephews.

There is no visitation.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 8/20/2007.