Ragenal Alex Draughn was born November 10, 1972 in Dallas, Texas to the parents of Merkle Draughn and Doris Draughn. His father preceded him in death.
Ragenal attended Wilmer Hutchins High School and later attended Paris Junior College on a baseball scholarship. Ragenal accepted Christ at an early age at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, Texas. He became a Deacon at St Paul Baptist Church in Paris, Texas where he served on the Deacon Board, Men’s Choir, Usher and Armor Bearer. He continued his work in the ministry as a Deacon at St. Mark Baptist Church in McKinney, Texas.
Reggie also loved working with the youth at his church and in the community coaching pee wee football and the semi-pro team East Texas Bombers. In his spare time, he would umpire baseball and softball and referee basketball, many times with his brother Merkle. Cori was never far behind as she was always with him celebrating every moment. His wife, Jackie later joined in on the fun and loved to travel with him to all the events.
Reggie was united in marriage to Jacquelyn Mitchell on September 3, 2016. He worked at Earth Grains in Paris, Texas for 21 years and was currently employed by Encore Wire in McKinney, Texas.
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, Deacon Ragenal Alex Draughn received his wings. He fought a good fight and God being well pleased called him home. He was a wonderful loving father, husband, grandfather, son, brother, uncle and friend to all. He will truly be missed. Ragenal leaves to cherish his memories, wife Jacquelyn: one daughter, Cori Draughn; one bonus son, Chace Wilson; one granddaughter, Amira Hardy; one bonus grandson, Christien Wilson; one bonus granddaughter, Amari; his mother, Doris Draughn; brother, Merkle (Ashley); one sister LaToya; and beloved nieces, nephews and a host of cousins and relatives.
In support of our local, state, and federal govt including CDC directives and to protect the physical health, safety and well-being of our community, only a limited number of guests will be allowed to attend the Funeral Service.
A funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon., Saturday, January 23, 2021, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas. The service will also be live streamed at TJMfuneral.com on Ragenal’s obituary page by clicking on the following link: https://celebrationoflife.tv/blog/ragenal-reggie-alex-draughn. After the service, the recorded live stream will be available for viewing at the same link location.
However, when the maximum number of guests are reached, those who would like to honor Ragenal and show their support to his family may remain at the funeral home in your vehicle, where you can watch the live streamed service on your personal device (laptop, tablet or smartphone) or listen through a designated FM radio channel.
A “come and go” visitation will be held on Friday evening from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home. Only a limited number of guests will be allowed to enter the funeral home facility at any one time to maintain social distancing.
Family Acknowledgment
The family would like to say thank you to everyone for their kind words, thoughts, prayers, telephone calls, and cards of sympathy. We would like to thank the staff at Medical City, Plano and Medical City of McKinney. St. Mark Baptist Church, St. Paul Baptist Church and Turrentine Jackson Morrow. God is good.