Albert James Drake, 79, Springfield, Massachusettes, died Thursday, July 17, 2008, at his daughter's residence in Clarksville, TN. The funeral will be held at 12 p.m. Wednesday at Byron's Funeral Home, Springfield, MA. Burial will be in Massachusettes Veterans Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Byron's Funeral Home. Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors living in Clarksville are his two daughters, Deborah Fitzgerald and Kate Dunavant (Rod). Local arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley Funeral Home, 1510 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040. Online condolences can be made at www.neal-tarpley.com.