Diane B. Drake of Nashville, NC has gone home, leaving behind a circle of those who loved them.
What follows is written with love, by those who knew them best.
There are losses that teach us the weight of a life.
Funeral services for Diane B. Drake, age 76, who died on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 1:00pm from the Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg, NC. Burial will follow in the Oakland Cemetery in Nashville, NC.
She is survived by three daughters, Cynthia Battle (Gregory) of Whitakers, NC and Schwan Drake (Ellis) of Hollister, NC, and Viktoria Taylor-Richardson (Ken) of Arizona, three sons, James Drake of Rocky Mt., NC, John Drake (Michelle) of Rocky Mt., NC and Keith Drake (Marion) of Nashville, NC, eleven grandchildren and a host of great and great great grandchildren.
There will be a viewing Tuesday, May 5, 2026 from 12:00pm until 1:00pm at Richardson Funeral Home Chapel in Louisburg, NC.
Richardson Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Diane B. Drake.
