Beverly LeShawn Drake

June 27, 1970 - September 7, 2021

Beverly LeShawn Drake, 51, of Chattanooga, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021 in a local hospital. She was a 1988 graduate of Howard High School and attended Chattanooga State Community College. She was formerly employed by Gula’s Restaurant, Seaboard Farms, D.M. Steward, and Farley’s & Sathers Candy Company. Beverly was preceded in death by her brother, Frederick Blair Drake; maternal grandparents, Joe Thomas and Ida M. Davis; paternal great-grandfather, James Douglas; paternal grandparents, R. H. and Ceola Drake, Sr.; father, R. H. Drake, Jr.; uncles, Joe, Charles, Henry, Ernest Davis, Allen and Albert Reynolds; great-aunt, Mildred Culberson. Survivors include her mother, Nancy Davis Drake; two daughters, Brittany and Madison Monford; son, Kaydin Drake; uncle, Fred (Judith) Davis of Hamden, CT; aunt, Reverend Mildred D. (James) Middlebrooks of Lyndhurst, VA; special friend, Willie Monford; and a host of cousins; other relatives and friends. Pastor Ronald Cook, Sr. will serve as the eulogist. Directions for Live Stream: 1. Go to your Facebook Page 2. Type: taylorfuneralhomeofchattanooga 3. Click 'Like' 4. Scroll down to view the service at 12:00 noon.