Obituary: Drake, Herington Buster - Tuesday, December 15, 2009 Submitted by: Carole Bays ********************************************************************** DRAKE, Herington Buster age 86 of Beavercreek, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at the Hospice Care Center. Buster was born on October 29, 1923 in Wolfe County, Kentucky to Charlie and Malvra (Oliver) Drake. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers and a sister. He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Helen (Bumgardner) Drake; his devoted daughter, Debbie Drake; two sisters, Bonnie Carr and Golden Brown; two brothers, Ralph Drake and Billy Joe Drake; Nieces and nephews; and a special extended family, The Rileys. Buster served in the U.S. Army during WW II with 3 stars and a Purple Heart. He retired from both N.C.R. and G.M. Inland. He was a longtime member of Far Hills Baptist Church, serving as a Deacon and in many other ministries. He was also a member of Wolfe County, Kentucky Masonic Lodge #464 F. & A.M. Friends may call from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2009 at the First Baptist Church of Kettering, 3939 Swigart Rd., Dayton, Ohio 45440, with the funeral service at 2:00 p.m. Pastors Larry Riley and James Blaylock officiating. Interment Miami Valley Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of your choice. Arrangements in care of TOBIAS FUNERAL HOME FAR HILLS CHAPEL Condolences may be made to www.tobiasfuneralhome.com ******************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.