Barbara Welch Drago

March 21, 1936 - August 11, 2020

Graveside services for Barbara Welch Drago will be held at 12:15 PM on Saturday, August 15, 2020, in Fellowship Methodist Cemetery, Hineston. Services are under the direction of John Kramer & Son Funeral Home. Barbara Drago, 84, of Alexandria, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at Rapides Regional Medical Center. Barbara is preceded in death by her 1st husband, Walter George Drago; her 2nd husband, John Schriederick; her son, Mark Edward Drago; her granddaughter, Jennifer Drago Dunn; 4 brothers, C.A. Welch, L.B. Welch, Calvin Welch, and Roy C. Welch; and one sister, Opal Rae Francis. Barbara was born on March 21, 1936, in Alexandria, Louisiana. She met and married her husband, Walter Drago, shortly after high school and began a family. Barbara will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She always delighted people around her with her funny personality and sense of humor. Barbara also cherished her relationship with her mother-in-law, Jennie Drago. Jennie and Barbara lived next door to each other, and they had an inseparable mother/daughter relationship. They went everywhere together and this special bond instilled values that Barbara passed down to her children. Barbara will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Those left to cherish her memory include her son, Jeffrey Drago; one granddaughter, Kimberly Nicole Parvino and a host of numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family members. The Drago Family wishes to thank the nursing staff at Brookdale Senior Living Community for the love and care they showed Mrs. Barbara. The family would also like to give a very special thank you to Barbara’s niece, Roxanne Welch, for all her support and love she showed her aunt and to her cousin, Jeffrey. To extend online notes of condolence to the Drago Family, please visit www.KramerFunerals.com.