Barbara Marie Drawdy

Barbara Marie Drawdy was born March 20, 1941 in Ellisville, MS and passed away peacefully to be with the Lord early Friday morning, November 7, 2014. She was a former accountant and real estate agent and business owner of the Frankalina Restaurant in Jesup, Georgia, until she moved to Biloxi, MS where she was co-owner of Country’s Boarding Kennel with her husband Charles Drawdy. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Chrissie Rush; son, Drew Sellers; and granddaughter, Misty Rush. Barbara is survived by her husband of 45 years, Charles Drawdy; her daughter, Charlene Ledebuhr; 5 grandchildren, Cierra Ledebuhr, Dillan Ledebuhr, Charlize Ledebuhr, John Rush and Charlie Rush; 4 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchild; sister, Janie Rayner; and brothers, Buddy Rayner, Bill Rayner, and Jimmy Strickland. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at the Howard Avenue Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home. Friends may visit from 11:30 a.m. until the service. Burial will follow at Biloxi National Cemetery.