Mr. Drake Boutwell, 15, died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 in Atmore. He was a native of Pleasant Grove, a former resident of Stanley Crossroads, and a resident of Atmore. He was a student at Flomaton High School and attended Moyeville Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Roy Smith and Kenneth Boutwell; and his great-grandparents, Grover and Myrtle Smith and Lelia Boutwell.
He is survived by his father, Alton Ray and Genia Rutherford Boutwell of Stanley Crossroads; his mother, Jamie Boutwell and Jennifer Dykes of Atmore; three brothers, Justin Boutwell, Wyatt Rutherford and Rowdy Rutherford, all of Stanley Crossroads; two sisters, Jordyn Boutwell of Atmore and Shaina Boutwell of Stanley Crossroads; his grandparents, Gail Smith and Randal Miller of Stanley Crossroads, Betty Boutwell and Ralph Babineaux of Lake Charles, La., Don and Beverly Ellis of Atmore, and Josephine Johnson of Poarch; his great-grandparents, Clark and Willonese Wooten of Pleasant Grove, and Willis and Voncile Ray of Canoe; six uncles, Kevin (Jessica) Dykes of Pensacola, Fla., Bradley (Emily) Dykes of East Brewton, Troy Boutwell of Pineview, David (Kathy) Smith and Heith (Kimber) Smith, both of Poarch, and Chad Alverson of Atmore; an aunt, Skye DeSilvia of Atmore; eight cousins and a number of other relatives.
Funeral services were held Monday, Aug. 15, at 4 p.m. at Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Danny Joyner officiating. Burial followed at Moyeville Cemetery with Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home directing.