Marie Pennington Drake, age 88, died September 26, 2009 at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. A daughter of the late Grady Walker Whitwell and Bessie Holt Whitwell, she was born April 16, 1921 in Perry County. Mrs. Drake was employed several years as a Dietician for Lewis County Schools. The funeral service was held September 29, 2009, 11 a.m., at McDonald Funeral Home with Drew Brewer and Van Ward officiating. Burial followed in the Napier Cemetery. Mrs. Drake is survived by two daughters, Alice Pennington of Memphis, and Valerie Pennington of Chester, Georgia; three sisters, Juanita Schwendimann of Hohenwald, Pat Lentz of Columbia, and Mildred Walker of Havanna, Florida; son-in-law Craig Newton of Chester, Georgia; granddaughter Alaina Roberts of Memphis.