Charles "Todd" Drake

Obituary for Charles Leroy Drake Charles Leroy Drake was born to William Clark Drake and Nettie Marie Wylie in Bourbon County Kansas on November 1, 1925. He passed away July 24, 2010 at St. Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was nicknamed "Todd" by his older brother and it stayed with him through out his life. After he became a grandfather, he was known to family and friends as "PA". Todd spent his early years in Kansas, going to work at an early age to help support his family. He was staying with family and working in Missouri in 1945 when he met the love of his life, Ruth Lewis. They were married in 1948. As a young man he worked on a natural gas pipeline that extended from Florida to the west coast, including Idaho. His young family traveled the many miles with him. He liked southern Idaho and brought his family to the Twin Falls area in 1960 finally settling in Filer in 1963. Todd and Ruth were to celebrate 62 years of marriage on September 7. He worked for Haney Seed Company for many years as a warehouse foreman. He also was a carpenter and cabinet maker for Key Building and Lighting until their closing. He returned to his former employer at Clover Valley Processing until he retired in 1993. He enjoyed watching his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren in all their activities. He could be found sitting in the bleachers at baseball, football, basketball, volleyball, soccer games, riding club activities, 4-H and rodeos. He traveled as many miles as necessary to be there to support his family. He was proud of all his family in all of their accomplishments. Todd enjoyed hunting, fishing, or just camping on the riverbank. He taught his children to hunt, fish, and the joy of the great outdoors. Todd and Ruth enjoyed traveling across the United States making yearly visits to family in Kansas and Missouri, and fishing trips to Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother's Carl Drake and Deb Drake. He is survived by his wife Ruth, his sister Elsie Lewis of Pineville, Missouri. His children: Margaret ( Rick) Gartner of Shoshone, ID, Randy (Laura) Drake of Filer, Idaho, Marla (Jeff) Rosenbaum of Twin Falls, Idaho. His grandchildren include Chatti (Cory) Alger of Twin Falls, Chancey (Kacey) Gartner of Pasco, Washington, Caleb (Danielle) Drake, Filer, Idaho, Loretta Drake, Nampa, Idaho, Halli (Cody) Hurley, Filer Idaho, Hannah Ihler (Dustin Russell) Twin Falls, Idaho. Great-grandchildren are Garret, Tegan , Alli Jo (shared birthday with Pa) Alger: Eli, Bryden Drake, Lizzie Todd Hurley: Paige and Jaxon Gartner: Charles Henry "Cash" Drake: and Elam Russell, and numerous nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held on Thursday, July 29th from 6 until 8 p.m. at Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home, 2551 Kimberly Rd, Twin Falls. The funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Friday, July 30th at 10:00 a.m. The graveside will follow at the Filer Cemetery in Filer, Idaho. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.magicvalleyfuneralhome.com.