Veola Preston Draper
July 16, 1944 - December 5, 2021
Veola Draper, 77, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021, at her residence. She was born July 16, 1944, in Axton, to the late John Nelson Preston and Alice Lee Tinsley Wade Preston. She had worked as a cook. She was of the Holiness faith. She loved her family, cooking, was a homemaker, and loved spending time with her family and grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Luster Draper; sisters, Rosie Lee France and Margaret Tinsley; and brothers, William T. Wade, Joe L. Preston, Sam Willie Preston, Clarence Wayne Preston and James D. Preston. She is survived by a daughter, Lisa Kidd (Jesse); sisters, Arlene Reynolds, Carolyn Belcher, Sally F. Preston, Maxine Gilbert, Jannie Grey, Barbara A. Holland, Lessie Stockton and Rosie Emma Tinsley; grandchildren, Angela A. Kidd, Jesse G. Kidd, Jr., and Jordan G. Kidd; and great-grandchildren, Tylyric Pettie, Nascence Pharr, Nakhyia Pharr, Xzayvion Preston Kidd (Khyree), Ashyia Kidd, McKenzie Bruce, Kal-El Kidd, Je’nyah Kidd, Meriah Pharr, Xavier Pharr and Jaycee Kidd. The funeral will be Friday, December 10, 2021 at 12:00 noon at Refuge Temple Ministries, with Pastor Alan Preston officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Interment will follow in Carver Memorial Gardens. Wright Funeral Service & Crematory is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.wrightfuneralservices.net
Veola Draper, 77, of Martinsville, Virginia, passed away Sunday, December 5, 2021, at her residence. She was born July 16, 1944, in Axton, to the late John Nelson Preston and Alice Lee Tinsley Wade Preston. She had worked as a cook. She was... View Obituary & Service Information