Marland Drake

Marland J. Drake passed away peacefully at his home in the wee morning hours of Feb. 18, 2020. He was born May 16, 1930, to James Albert Drake and Jane Kirk Drake in Rose, Oklahoma. Marland served in the U.S. Navy and received an honorable discharge after four years of service. He worked at Hanford and lived in Richland. He retired from Hanford after working there for 37 years. While at Hanford he and Jane would drive up to O’Sullivan Lake. They wanted to retire here so they could fish. They saw an opportunity to buy land and start a mobile home park. Drake’s Mobile Home Park was started in 1974.