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03/11/2023
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Elbert "Bert" Elliott Drane, 85, a retired
lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army Aviation, passed
away Sunday, Dec. 30, 2007. Bert was born July 1,
1922, in Harrisburg, Mo., to Emmitt Drane and
Irene Elliott Drane, the youngest of nine
children. He married Virginia "Ginger" Dean
Robinson in 1944. Bert retired from the U.S. Army
in 1968, with 26 years of service. He was a
pioneer in Army Aviation and a veteran of World
War II, Korea and Vietnam, flying fixed wing,
helicopter and jet aircraft. He received the
Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal and
Legion of Merit. He was a member of the Army
Aviation Board.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Jennifer
Moss of Chico, on Feb. 7, 2005; and all his
siblings.
Survivors: Children, Steve Drane of Houston and
Joni Beckner of Temecula, Calif.
Funeral: 9:30 a.m. Thursday, 1/3/08 in Greenwood
Chapel. Entombment: Greenwood Mausoleum.
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, 1/2/08 at
Greenwood Funeral Home, Fort Worth, TX.
Full obit at
http://www.legacy.com/dfw/Obituaries.asp?Page=N
otice&PersonID=100493142
From: Pat Richardson