Yvonne (Riel) Drawdy, 69, passed away Monday November 2, 2015 at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, Kentucky. She was the wife of the late Thomas Drawdy, Sr.
Born in Woonsocket and raised in Manville she was a daughter of the late Henry and Lillian (Hall) Riel. She was a resident of Manville before moving to Ohio.
She is survived by two sons Thomas Drawdy Jr. (Heather) and Carl Drawdy (Katie), a daughter Donna Cole and 8 grandchildren in Ohio. Locally she survived by her siblings and extended family and was the sister of Florence Dery, Raymond Riel (Pauline), Suzanne Carriere, Henry Riel, Normand Riel (Marilyn) and Edward Riel (Susan). She was the grandmother of the late Cecil Cole, III. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Private services were held in Ohio.
A Memorial Mass will be celebrated for the repose of her soul on Saturday December 5 at 11:00am in Sacred Heart Church, Second Ave. Woonsocket. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Local arrangements are by the Menard-Lacouture Funeral Home.
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