Found Deceased MD - Dennis Drake Jr., 77, credit card used at gas station in Daniels, WV on Aug 17, Baltimore, 15 Aug 2023

[citizen_sleuth]

Missing Maryland man could possibly be in West Virginia - WVNS
According to the Baltimore Police Department in Maryland, a 77-year old man who was reported missing from the Baltimore area could possibly be in the Raleigh County area.

Dennis Drake Jr., 77, was reported as a “missing vulnerable adult” on the Baltimore Police Department’s Facebook page on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.

The family of Dennis Drake Jr., 77, of Maryland, contacted 59News on Thursday, August 17, 2023, and said Drake’s credit card records showed his card was last used at a gas station in the Daniels area. The Baltimore Police Department’s Missing Persons Division confirmed the card usage in Daniels, West Virginia.

Detectives confirmed the card activity to 59News while also saying they are unclear whether Dennis Drake Jr. used it himself or if the card was stolen and used by another person.

Mr. Drake was last seen in the Baltimore area on August 15, 2023. He is possibly driving a 2014 White Cadillac XTS. The car carries a Maryland tag of 9CY7873.

Anyone who might have any information regarding the whereabouts of Dennis Drake Jr. is asked to contact local law enforcement immediately. The Baltimore Police Department can also be reached at (410) 396-2012.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Still missing, with no new info, as of 8/25 -

#UPDATE: Elderly Maryland man possibly still missing in West Virginia

 

[Darling136]

Dennis Drake Obituary - Baltimore, MD

Celebrate the life of Dennis Drake, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Arbutus Memorial Park.

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Unfortunatelly he is deceased

 

[Unsolved]

RIP Mr. Dennis. The obituary shows a September 7 date of death. I wonder what happened?

This obituary has more background info on his life. He sounds like a wonderful person who will be missed by many:

Dennis J. Drake Sr. - 2023 - Calvin B. Scruggs Funeral Home

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[SimplyCass]

RIP Mr. Dennis. The obituary shows a September 7 date of death. I wonder what happened?

This obituary has more background info on his life. He sounds like a wonderful person who will be missed by many:

Dennis J. Drake Sr. - 2023 - Calvin B. Scruggs Funeral Home

Share Memories & Support the Family.

www.tributearchive.com

FWIW, in many cases I've seen that they use "date found" as the date of death. He may have been deceased the day he was reported missing. JMO/FYI.