Scott Drake

April 16, 1969 - December 14, 2019

SCOTT DRAKE Jeffrey Scott Drake, age 50, of Stover, Missouri, passed away, Saturday, December 14, 2019 at his home. He was born, April 16, 1969 in Denver City, Texas, a son of Dell Melvin Drake and Christina Jean (Wright) Wood. On March 13, 1993 in Mineral Wells, Texas, he was united in marriage to Diana Kim Yocum. Together they shared the past twenty-six years of marriage. Scott was raised in Denver City, Texas and was a graduate of Denver City High School in the class of 1987. He moved in Mineral Wells, Texas, where he met and married Diana. In 1996, they moved to Stover, Missouri. He worked for many years at Fasco in Eldon, Missouri and was currently working for Landis+Gyr. In his free time, he enjoyed camping and riding his motorcycle. He was an avid griller and smoker and was good at it. Most of all, he loved his family, especially his grandkids. Survivors include his wife, Diana Drake of the home; a son, Eric Scott Drake and partner, Adrianne Encinas of Versailles, Missouri; five grandchildren, Kieryn, Kaedyn, Kinzlei, Haiziel and Zahriya; his mother, Christie Wood and husband Terry of Beaverton, Oregon; his maternal grandmother, Betty Wright of Denver City, Texas and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Dell Drake; a brother, Greg Drake and his maternal grandfather, Vernon Wright. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to Goldschmidt Cancer Center. Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home of Versailles.