Deaconess Rachel C. Drafton, 85, of Frederick, Maryland transitioned from labor to reward on January 5, 2024. She was born on February 3, 1938 to the late William P. Sewell and Virginia Lee Sewell. Mrs. Rachel, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, was a resident of Augusta, Georgia at the time of her transition. She is preceded in death by three sisters and five brothers. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School and later attended Thomas Johnson High School. She later attended Anchorage Community College in Anchorage, Alaska and Augusta Technical College in Augusta, Georgia completing a degree in Business and Clerical Studies, retiring from the Medical College of Georgia in 2001. She was a former member of Mary McLeod Bethune Chapter #468, Order of The Eastern Star, Katie Lamar Assembly #28, Golden Circle and The Daughter of Isis Chapter #173 of Augusta, Ga. She was also a member of New Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church and served as a choir member in the Gospel Choir, Missionary and Deaconess Boards until her health declined. She leaves to cherish her memories her loving spouse, Deacon Joshua F. Drafton; daughter, Vannessa Beauford-Ross, Hephzibah, GA; dedicated son-in law, Sinatra Ross, Hephzibah, GA; granddaughter, Domeeka M. Beauford, Augusta, GA; great-grandson, SinatraJames Franklin Beauford, Augusta, GA; and multiple nieces and nephews; as well as several special friends, Sister Gail Kelly of Augusta, Georgia, Sister Janice Hill of Atlanta, Georgia and Missionary Minnie Bush of Augusta, Georgia. We shall miss her from our family but, we know that God, in His Great Wisdom, never fails. Funeral service will be held January 13, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at New Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 3237 1/2 Deans Bridge Road, with Rev. Dr. James A. Hogan, Sr. officiating. Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Visitation will be on January 12, 2024 from 1:00 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Williams Funeral Home, 2945 Old Tobacco Road, Hephzibah, Georgia 30815. Williams Funeral Home, 2945 Old Tobacco Road, Hephzibah, GA Funeral Service Saturday, January 13, 2024 2:00 PM New Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church 3237 Deans Bridge Rd. Augusta,GA 30906