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EARL W. DRAPER |
Earl W. Draper Jr., 84, Inverness, [FL] died Nov 26, 2008,
in Avante of Inverness. A native of Boston, MA, he was born to the late
Earl and Elena Draper Sr. and came to this area from Massachusetts,
where he retired from the Boston and Maine Railway System. He served our
country during WWII in the U.S. Army, where he was a paratrooper with
the 513th Infantry, having served in Southern France, Rhineland,
Ardennes and Central Europe. He received the Purple Heart, Bronze Star
Medal, American Campaign Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign
Medal and a Silver Service Star. He was a life member of VFW Post 4337.
Survivors include his wife, Rose Long Draper; 4 children, Earl Draper
III, Eric Draper, Timothy Draper and Christine Manley; several
grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, Dec 2, at
10:00 AM from the Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home, with Fr. Charles Leke of
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church officiating. Burial with Military
Honors will follow at Florida National Cemetery. Friends may call at the
Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home Tuesday morning from 9:00 AM until the hour
of service.
Published in the Citrus County Chronicle from 11/28/2008 - 11/30/2008
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