Melissa Kaye Drake Goin, 45, of Sour Lake, died Saturday, December 31, 2016. She was born on April 27, 1971, in Beaumont, to Margaret Donaghue Drake and Norman Drake, Sr.
Survivors include her children, Carrie Rivette and her husband, Hunter, and Cody Yarbrough, all of Silsbee; and Ricci Nolen of Sour Lake; grandchild, Brooke Rivette; father, Dale Drake and his wife, Duli, of Zapata; brother, “Bubba” Norman Drake, Jr. of Vidor; nephews, Joshua Drake and Austin Drake; nieces, Erin Bailey and Allysan Drake; and great-nephew, Hayden Bailey. She is preceded in death by her mother.
A gathering of Melissa’s family and friends will begin at 12:00 p.m., with her funeral service at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 7, 2017, at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee. Her interment will follow at Franks Branch Cemetery, Fred.
