Douglas Frederick Drye, 41, of Wabash, died at his home in Wabash. He was born April 12, 1974, in Logansport, to Heinrich Frederick and Barbara Jean (Milliner) Drye.
Doug was a 1992 graduate of Logansport High School, attended Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio, received his bachelors in psychology from Purdue University, and his masters in public relations from Indiana University. He worked for Carey Services in Wabash, taught English in South Korea, and also worked at Damar in Indianapolis. He played little league in Warsaw on the Yankees and was a Chicago Cubs fan. Doug lived in Wabash the past four and a half years coming from Logansport. He was affiliated with Wabash Alliance Church.
He is survived by his parents: Heinrich Frederick and Barbara Jean Drye, Wabash; three sisters: Rebekah (Austin) Brown, Pensacola, Fla.; Rachael (Finote Aklilu Asfaw) Drye, Whitestown; and Mindy Drye, Indianapolis; grandmother: Melba Jo Milliner, LaFontaine; and nieces and nephews: Calvin, Ethan and Felicity Brown, Pensacola; Malachi, Nehemiah, Gideon and Zipporah Aklilu, Whitestown.
Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash with Scott Halterman officiating. Burial will be in LaFontaine Cemetery. Friends may call 2-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Wabash Alliance Church.
