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    Sunday, June 04 2017
    Luke Rakes

    Posted by: Clarke & Staples Funeral Homes, Inc. AT 05:05 pm   |  Permalink   |  32 Comments  |  Email
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    Prayers to Lukes family and friends.
    Posted by Judy Sharpe-Singer on 06/05/2017 - 06:21 PM
    Prayers and love I just couldn't imagine your pain. God be with you all 😔🙏
    Posted by Boo(Whittaker)Caudle on 06/05/2017 - 06:33 PM
    So sorry for your lost prayers sent to the family Luke will always be watching over his family.
    Posted by Mike vertucci on 06/05/2017 - 08:31 PM
    Heartfelt thoughts and prayers for the family and many friends. Praying for God's blessings to bring comfort to the family in the difficult times ahead.
    Posted by Cheryl Hammer on 06/05/2017 - 09:02 PM
    Heartfelt thoughts and prayers for the family and many friends. Praying for God's blessings to bring comfort to the family in the difficult times ahead.
    Posted by Cheryl Hammer on 06/05/2017 - 09:02 PM
    Sending prayers to you all. May you find comfort in God's words and knowing that he is with Him in His arms. So deeply sorry.
    Posted by Heather Edmonds on 06/05/2017 - 09:05 PM
    Valerie, May God give you comfort during this most difficult time. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Edna Kelley Green
    Posted by Edna Green on 06/05/2017 - 09:14 PM
    Please accept my personal and professional condoloneces, may the family find peace and serenity in the days forward. To be absent in the flesh only assures us with are with the Lord with the place he has created for us when we have left.
    Posted by Greg E. Thompson Jr. NRP on 06/05/2017 - 09:19 PM
    I'm sending my deepest sympathy to the family.
    Posted by Danielle Williams on 06/05/2017 - 09:59 PM
    We are sorry too here about Luke's passing. Yall are in our prayers. R.I.P.LUKE..
    Posted by The Batson's on 06/05/2017 - 10:27 PM
    God bless and God speed. May tears be replaced by beautiful memories.
    Posted by Angie Price on 06/05/2017 - 11:20 PM
    I so sorry for y'all lost and I will y'all in my prayers. God has his arms around the family's and friends and to give them peace and hope , faith in y'all lifes
    Posted by Sandra Scott on 06/05/2017 - 11:24 PM
    I so sorry for y'all lost and I will y'all in my prayers. God has his arms around the family's and friends and to give them peace and hope , faith in y'all lifes
    Posted by Sandra Scott on 06/05/2017 - 11:25 PM
    Im so very. Very Sorry for your loss .may be with you all .prayers for all of yous
    Posted by Paula foster mccomb on 06/06/2017 - 03:50 AM
    You'll are in our prayers. May the Lord bless u with understanding at this difficult time. He will see u thorough this.
    Posted by Harold & Charlotte Watts on 06/06/2017 - 04:50 AM
    So sorry for loss . Sending prayers for all the family and friends . God Bless you all .
    Posted by James Emerson Jr on 06/06/2017 - 05:46 AM
    I can't even imagine what you all are going through! I hope you find peace in knowing that he is in heaven and is watching over you all! So sorry for the loss of your Luke!
    Posted by Sam Hackney Armes on 06/06/2017 - 05:50 AM
    Our deepest sympathy to this little boy's family in your loss. May God go with you each and every day to help you get through this tragic time. Can't even imagine what sorrow you are facing. Lots of love to each and every family member.
    Posted by Barbara Hudson & family on 06/06/2017 - 06:33 AM
    Andy and I are heartbroken for the family. I (Tami) met Luke at the Atkins family reunion last year, watching him enthusiastically paint gourds. Quiet and focused, he seemed like a very polite and sweet young man. Heavenly Father is looking down on you and knows your pain. Take comfort in knowing Luke is resting peacefully in the arms of the Savior, and that he also, is smiling down. God's strength and peace, be with all of you.
    Posted by Andy and Tami Wall on 06/06/2017 - 09:25 AM
    Our thoughts an prayers are with you an your family during these "trying" times. Life is hard but talk to God an pray to be strong enough to handle whatever comes your way as HE has all the answers.
    Posted by Wayne Rickman & Family on 06/06/2017 - 09:38 AM
    So very sorry!
    Posted by Brenda Boger on 06/06/2017 - 11:51 AM
    I can't imagine what you are going through but he is now in heaven doing all the things he was doing here on earth. My prayer of comfort and peace goes out to family and friends.
    Posted by Malik Cooper on 06/06/2017 - 01:29 PM
    Just want to say I am so sorry for your loss johnny Valerie an Kevin Rae an scarlett
    Posted by Randy martin sr on 06/06/2017 - 06:06 PM
    So very sorry for your loss. Will be keeping you all in my prayers for comfort and peace.....May God be with you all...The Evans Family
    Posted by Laurie Evans on 06/06/2017 - 06:27 PM
    Our deepest sympathy to Rakes Family for your loss.
    Posted by Mark & Debby Dillon on 06/06/2017 - 06:50 PM
    Our deepest sympathy to Rakes Family for your loss.
    Posted by Mark & Debby Dillon on 06/06/2017 - 06:50 PM
    On behalf of Nottoway County Emergency Squad; Squad 6. Please accept our sincere condolences and sorrow at your indescribable loss.
    Posted by Herman Thomas RN Paramedic NCES Sqd 6 on 06/06/2017 - 07:00 PM
    So sorry for your loss.
    Posted by Sylvia Abernathy on 06/06/2017 - 09:30 PM
    Johnny and family...we love you. Luke was one of the kindest and well mannered kids I have ever been around. Will forever cherish crappie fishing together at Buggs Island earlier this year.
    Posted by Harrison Moncure on 06/06/2017 - 09:48 PM
    Praying for your family
    Posted by Ruth villalobos on 06/06/2017 - 09:55 PM
    It is so sad to hear of your lost .Our thoughts are with you
    Posted by Walter Overby on 06/07/2017 - 06:26 PM
    Johnny we were so sorry to hear about your loss.Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
    Posted by Philip & Sandra Layne on 06/08/2017 - 07:29 AM

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    RAKES,
    Luke Rakes, 9, of Crewe, Va. started golfing, hunting and fishing in Heaven
    on June 4, 2017. He is survived by his parents, Johnny and Valerie Rakes; brother, Kevin Ray Powell and sister Scarlett Rakes all of Crewe; grandparents, Nancy and Ronnie Cash, David and Zana Rakes, HB and Jean Coghill, Tony and Mary Lee Overby; best friend Cody Wayne Davis. The family will receive friends at the Clarke Funeral Home in Kenbridge on Wednesday, June 7, from 6:00 to 8:00PM. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Crewe Baptist Church. Interment in the Sunset Hill Cemetery, Burkeville, Va. The family would like to thank all the doctors, nurses and staff at Farmville and MCV Hospitals and Med Flight for their kind and compassionate support. Online condolences may be sent at www.clarkefh.com

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