Rita Agnes Drake Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Rita Agnes Drake of Fort Edward, New York, who passed away on September 8, 2023, at the age of 87, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Rita Agnes Drake to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Ernest Bigelow and Edith Bigelow (Forcier); her sister Joyce Rafferty (Roland); her children, Megan Ezzo and Derek Gayton; her grandchildren, Megan Ezzo and Derek Gayton; and her husbands, Alan Huestis and Charles Drake.
She is survived by: her children, Sarah Ezzo, Emily Ezzo, Paula Walden (Jerry), Charles Layland (Erica), Madeline Layland and Michael Huestis (Beth); her grandchildren, Mauranda Comley (Dale) and Justin Huestis (Aubrey); her great grandchildren, Mauranda, Bodhi and Zara; and her children, Connie Smith (late Brad), Joyce Beauchamp (late Scott) and Gary Drake (Laurie).
She became an activist for the American Cancer Society.
