Russell Dean Drawdy

RUSSELL DEAN DRAWDY, age 76, of Jefferson City, TN passed away at 4:20 a.m. on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Ft. Sanders Regional Medical Center. He was a member of Nances Grove Baptist Church and was retired from the U. S. Army with 22 years of service. He was a Christian with a heart for missions. Survived by loving wife of 59 years, Anne Drawdy; daughter, Bobbi Drawdy of Morristown, TN; son, Jim (Tammy) Drawdy of Joplin, MO; grandchildren, Jamie (Derrick) Erwin, Taylor (Megan) Drawdy and Jacob Drawdy; great-grandchildren, Chai Drawdy and Evan Erwin. A celebration of life service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Nances Grove Baptist Church, 2214 Nances Grove Road, New Market, TN with Rev. Sonny Fultz officiating. Friends may visit with the family following the service. The family requests that in lieu of flowers memorial donations be made to: Voice of the Martyrs, c/o Nances Grove Baptist Church, PO Box 337, New Market, TN 37820, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, PO Box 1000, Memphis, TN 38101, or to Noah’s Arc, PO Box 1031, Talbott, TN 37833. ARRANGEMENTS BY FARRAR FUNERAL HOME IN JEFFERSON CITY, TN 865-475-3892