Priscilla Drake

Drake, Priscilla, 94, our beloved mother, passed away at home on November 30, 2015, in Chesterfield, Mo. She was born in 1921, in Rajahmundry, India to missionary parents. Priscilla earned her undergraduate degree in social work from Colby College in Waterville, ME and her graduate degree in social work from Boston University. While working as a hospital social worker she met her future husband, Dr. William Drake, Jr. and married in Boston, MA. Together they raised five children.

Priscilla is survived by her children Barbara Drake, Thomas (Patricia) Drake, Laura (Ted) Fiudo, Marcia (David) Payne and Judith Drake; her grandchildren, Angela Drake, Adam (Krystl) Drake, Andrea (Christopher) Brooks, Marya Fiudo, Timothy Payne, Gregory (Maureen) Fiudo, Elizabeth (Ben) Llufrio, Audrey Fiudo and James Fiudo. She was predeceased by her husband, William Drake Jr.

Priscilla and her husband were active members of Mary Queen of Peace Parish and she was an active member of the Daughters of St. Francis de Sales.

Funeral Mass, Saturday, December 5, 2015 at the Ascension Church (little church), Chesterfield, MO at 1:00 pm. Visitation prior to Mass at 12:30 pm in the little church the same day. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. The family asks that condolences be made online at www.kriegshausermortuary.com.