Michael Ray Draper

Haslet ~ Michael Ray Draper, 54, a sales manager, went to be with our Lord Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in Boyd.

Funeral is 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel. Family will receive friends 3-5 p.m. prior to the service on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at 12pm Wednesday in Highland Cemetery in Durant, Oklahoma.

Rev. Gerre Joiner will officiate. Honorary pallbearers include Michael Brandon Draper, Kyle Draper, Colton Draper, Nicholas Lowe, and Josh Dodd.

Michael was born on June 20, 1960 to Raymond and Iva (Miller) Draper in Durant, Oklahoma. He was united in marriage to Nicole Baird on December 20, 2004 in Fort Worth. Michael was the regional sales manager for Leyman Lift Gates.

He was preceded in death by his father and his sister, Karen Draper.

Those left behind to cherish his memory are his wife, Nicole Draper of Haslet; his sons, Michael Brandon Draper and wife Shannon of South Carolina, Kyle Draper and wife Lauren of Joplin, Colton Draper of Haslet, and Nicholas Lowe of Haslet; his daughters, Monica Draper of Saginaw, Kara Draper of Saginaw, Emily Lowe of Haslet, and Ava Draper of Haslet; grandchildren, Emma Draper, Talon Draper, Landon Draper, Lathan Draper, and Davis Draper; his mother, Iva Draper of Boyd; his sister, Sharon Draper Goff of Boyd; numerous other relatives and a host of friends.

Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home, Boyd, Texas, 940-433-5310

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