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Joe O. Drew

May 29, 1935 — February 10, 2013

Joe O. Drew. 77, of Upton, died Sunday, February 10, 2013 in the Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, FL after a brief illness. He was the husband of Dorothy L. (Rivers) Drew.

Mr. Drew was born in Burke, VT, the son of the late Harry and Thelma (Laclair) Drew. He had lived in Upton since 1955 and worked as a spray painter for Croft Typo Screen in Upton for 22 years until retiring about 13 years ago. He spent winters in Seminole, FL since 2004. Joe attended Immanuel Chapel Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Upton and enjoyed traveling, hunting, fishing, and bowling in senior leagues in Whitinsville and Florida.

In addition to his wife of 57 years, he leaves five children, Carol Bishop of Charlestown, RI, Joan Davis of Milford, Linda Grondin of Uxbridge, and Joseph Drew and Bonnie Lopez of Upton; a brother, Harry Drew of FL; five sisters, Florence Rivers of Upton, Dorothy Thatcher and Nancy Fenner of Whitinsville, Betty Lambert of CT, and Shirley Nyquist of Uxbridge; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Grand Central Station, P O Box 4777, New York, NY 10163 (www.michaeljfox.org/foundation).

Service Details

Funeral services Friday, February 15, 2013 at 10 a.m.
in Immanuel Chapel, 38 Hopkinton Rd, Upton.

Burial to follow in Lakeview Cemetery in Upton.

Calling hours at the Williams-Pedersen Funeral Home, 45 Main Street, Upton
from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, February 14, 2013.

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