Donna Isabelle Drake

Donna Isabelle Drake of Emporia, died on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the Emporia Presbyterian Manor in Emporia. She was 82.

Donna was born on October 12, 1943, in Emporia, Kansas, the daughter of Urie Aristide and Reva Mable Essex Drake. She married John Egogi. They later divorced.

Surviving family members include her son, Johnny Drake of Emporia; grandson Clinton Drake of Emporia; grandchildren, Allison Drake, Bowen Drake, and Zander Hebleler; brothers, Billy Drake of Missouri, Rudy Drake, and Mark Drake of Emporia; sisters, Shirley Long of Ottawa, Marilyn Johnson of Minnesota, and Pamela Drake of Oklahoma.

She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers Berryman Drake and Paul Drake, sisters Jessie Drake and Yvonne Jean Johnson.

Donna was a Teacher for Head Start in Emporia for 32 years. She was a member of the St. James Baptist Missionary Baptist Church.

Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home with the Funeral Service at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home with burial following at Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia. Memorial contributions to Eastside Community Group can be sent in care of Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home, P.O. Box 175, Emporia, Kansas 66801.