US Marine Lance Corporal Daniel Bradley Ellis-Drayton 22 of 403 Oakland Blvd died Thursday September 17, 2009 at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Funeral Service will be held 2:00 pm Tuesday September 29, 2009 at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church on 537 McKoy Street Clinton NC by Rev. Willie Bowden Sr. Officiating. Burial will follow in the Sandhill Cemetery in Clinton with Military Honors. Daniel was born December 15,1986 in Kings County New York, Graduated from Clinton High School in 2005.He was in the United States Marine Reserves and was attending Sampson Community College to Transfer to North Carolina State University in Raleigh NC to Major in Computers and preceded in death by Maternal Grandfather Lancelot John. Survived by: Mother: Adalia Ellis-Drayton of the Home Father: Sonny Drayton of New York Maternal Grandmother Thelma Stephenson of Princeton NC Sisters: Victoria Drayton of Greenville NC Vanessa Jacobs of the Home Brothers: U.S. Marine Corporal Clarence Drayton of Afghanistan Malachi and Napoleon Jacobs of the home Daniel leaves to mourn a host of Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, too numerous to individually note here, and Friends, who will always remember him and treasure the time we all had with him, "God please grant his spirit peace" The Family will receive friends Tuesday September 29, 2009 at the Church from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm and other times at the home. Funeral Arrangements are handle by Hope Valley Funeral Service & Cremation hopevalleyfuneralservice.com