Elinor Jane Drake Obituary (1931 - 2024)

Elinor Jane Drake, age 92, of El Paso, Illinois, passed away at 1:02 p.m. on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at Goldwater Care in Bloomington. She was born July 10, 1931, the middle of three daughters, at Springfield, Illinois, to Carl Tolbert Cooper and Luella Florence McFadden Cooper. She attended Westside School of rural Buffalo Hart, Illinois, and graduated from Williamsville High School in 1949. She was employed in a Springfield agricultural office until her marriage. She married George Edward Drake at the Buffalo Hart Presbyterian Church on April 16, 1950. They had four children. In 1964, they moved from Cornland to El Paso, Illinois. She was raised and was active in the Buffalo Hart Presbyterian Church, then was active in the El Paso United Church of Christ. Elinor was a woman of faith, a devoted wife and mother who worked to provide a good home for their family and serve in the community. Elinor was preceded in death by her husband George, two sisters Louise Cooper Oller and Mary Cooper Moody. She is survived by her four children Allen (Rita) Drake, Arthur (Janet) Drake, Fred (Jamie) Drake, Marcia (Martin) Dudley, 15 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren, 3 step-great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren. A private funeral service for immediate family is planned. Calvert-Johnson Froelich Memorial Home, El Paso is assisting the family with services. The burial is in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso. Online condolences may be sent to www.calvertmemorial.com . Memorial donations may be made to Community Well, 560 W. Clay St., El Paso, Illinois.