Stella May Drake, 90, of Grants Pass passed away Monday, February 9, 2009, at Fair View Transitional Health Center in Grants Pass. No services are planned Stella was born on January 11, 1919 in Decatur Illinois, daughter of Hubert and Viola Corothers. Married to Luther Drake who preceded her in death. Stella was a secondary school teacher for forty-three years retiring in 1974 from North Valley High School. She leaves four children, Jo Minor of Grants Pass, OR, Jan Reed of Medford, OR, Rodd Drake of Revelstoke British Columbia Canada and Lynn Drake of Sparks Nevada; eleven grandchildren and twenty-two great grandchildren.