Drue Irene McPeak, 82, passed away Friday, December 16, 2011. She was born on January 29, 1929 in Sweetwater, TX to Joseph and Vera Harwell. She graduated from Midland High School in 1946. She married Chester McPeak in 1947. Irene is preceded in death by her husband, Chester McPeak, who passed away in 1996. Also preceding her in death is her sister, Kathleen Creech and brother, Joe Harwell. She is survived by daughters, Sharon McPeak of Katy, TX and Shirley Martinez and husband Ernest C. Martinez Jr of Midland, TX; three grandchildren, Michael Battistoli and wife Leah; Christa Ferguson and husband John; Justin Battistoli and wife Cammie; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Margie Hisey and Emma Wheeler and numerous nieces and nephews.
