Leonard Draves

Leonard H. Draves, 66, Raytown, Missouri died Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Research Hospital after a long illness. Services will be held at 3:30 pm, Saturday, February 20th at the Cornerstone Community of Christ Church located at 1316 South Osage Street, Independence, Missouri 64055. Visitation will begin at 3:00 pm before the Memorial Service. Leonard was born on November 8, 1949 at Prairie Grove, Arkansas. He lived in Kansas, Colorado and finally settled in this area in 1963. He was born to William and Ruby Jessie (Bryant) Draves. He taught art at Blue Springs, Missouri and St. Joseph, Missouri He was an Apostle in The Church of Christ “With the Elijah Message,” Assured Way of the Lord. He is survived by his wife, Ellen Draves; daughters Ruby Draves and Joy Ellen Draves-Dreher of the home: brother David Draves, Colorado Springs, Colorado, sisters: Dianna Draves, Stover, Missouri, Oladawn Thompson and Thresa Ray both of Independence, Missouri and Barbara Parker of Odessa, Missouri and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother: Dale Sieffert, Texas, sisters: Patsy Graf, Cherry Valley, Illinois, Barbara Long, Independence, Missouri and Ida Mae Johnson, Curtis, Wisconsin. His favorite saying was Message 84:6 “Keep the faith and endure and the sunlight of righteousness shall arise over you, with healing in his wings and ye shall be preserved in the hour when trials are upon you. Deliverance will come. Command peace and it will bring you through.”