NIMITZ — Cecil Ray Okes, 83, of Nimitz, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 24, 2008, at the Rocking Chair Residential Care following a long illness.
Born May 14, 1925, at Ellison, he was the son of the late Clarence and Elizabeth Wills Okes.
Cecil was a member of the Nimitz Missionary Baptist Church; he enjoyed gardening and caring for his yard. He was retired from Ford Motor Co. and during his early working years he had worked construction. This included the initial phase of the Bluestone Dam Construction.
Preceded in death by his wife, Wilma R. Hamrick Okes, in 1994; and four brothers, Kermit, Clinton, Lonnie and Joseph "Joe" Okes.
He is survived by one son, Edward Chrysler of Illinois; seven sisters, Alice Basham of Jumping Branch, who followed him in death on July 24, 2008, Mary Dorsey of Ghent, Monnie Lilly of Cool Ridge, Kathryn Dameron of Piney View, Pansy Ellison and husband William of Hopewell, Va., Estelle Thompson and husband Bill of Nimitz (with whom he had made his home for the past 14 years) and Lula Belle Okes of Nimitz; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel in Hinton with Pastor Don Hannah officiating. Burial will follow in the Okes Family Cemetery at Ellison. Friends may call at the funeral parlors from 6 to 9 p.m. (today) Saturday. His nephews will serve as pallbearers.
The family would like to thank the Bluestone Care Home and the Rockin Chair Residential Care for their continual care of Cecil during his illness.
Arrangements are by the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors of Hinton.
Born May 14, 1925, at Ellison, he was the son of the late Clarence and Elizabeth Wills Okes.
Cecil was a member of the Nimitz Missionary Baptist Church; he enjoyed gardening and caring for his yard. He was retired from Ford Motor Co. and during his early working years he had worked construction. This included the initial phase of the Bluestone Dam Construction.
Preceded in death by his wife, Wilma R. Hamrick Okes, in 1994; and four brothers, Kermit, Clinton, Lonnie and Joseph "Joe" Okes.
He is survived by one son, Edward Chrysler of Illinois; seven sisters, Alice Basham of Jumping Branch, who followed him in death on July 24, 2008, Mary Dorsey of Ghent, Monnie Lilly of Cool Ridge, Kathryn Dameron of Piney View, Pansy Ellison and husband William of Hopewell, Va., Estelle Thompson and husband Bill of Nimitz (with whom he had made his home for the past 14 years) and Lula Belle Okes of Nimitz; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel in Hinton with Pastor Don Hannah officiating. Burial will follow in the Okes Family Cemetery at Ellison. Friends may call at the funeral parlors from 6 to 9 p.m. (today) Saturday. His nephews will serve as pallbearers.
The family would like to thank the Bluestone Care Home and the Rockin Chair Residential Care for their continual care of Cecil during his illness.
Arrangements are by the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors of Hinton.
NIMITZ — Cecil Ray Okes, 83, of Nimitz, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 24, 2008, at the Rocking Chair Residential Care following a long illness.
Born May 14, 1925, at Ellison, he was the son of the late Clarence and Elizabeth Wills Okes.
Cecil was a member of the Nimitz Missionary Baptist Church; he enjoyed gardening and caring for his yard. He was retired from Ford Motor Co. and during his early working years he had worked construction. This included the initial phase of the Bluestone Dam Construction.
Preceded in death by his wife, Wilma R. Hamrick Okes, in 1994; and four brothers, Kermit, Clinton, Lonnie and Joseph "Joe" Okes.
He is survived by one son, Edward Chrysler of Illinois; seven sisters, Alice Basham of Jumping Branch, who followed him in death on July 24, 2008, Mary Dorsey of Ghent, Monnie Lilly of Cool Ridge, Kathryn Dameron of Piney View, Pansy Ellison and husband William of Hopewell, Va., Estelle Thompson and husband Bill of Nimitz (with whom he had made his home for the past 14 years) and Lula Belle Okes of Nimitz; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel in Hinton with Pastor Don Hannah officiating. Burial will follow in the Okes Family Cemetery at Ellison. Friends may call at the funeral parlors from 6 to 9 p.m. (today) Saturday. His nephews will serve as pallbearers.
The family would like to thank the Bluestone Care Home and the Rockin Chair Residential Care for their continual care of Cecil during his illness.
Arrangements are by the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors of Hinton.
Born May 14, 1925, at Ellison, he was the son of the late Clarence and Elizabeth Wills Okes.
Cecil was a member of the Nimitz Missionary Baptist Church; he enjoyed gardening and caring for his yard. He was retired from Ford Motor Co. and during his early working years he had worked construction. This included the initial phase of the Bluestone Dam Construction.
Preceded in death by his wife, Wilma R. Hamrick Okes, in 1994; and four brothers, Kermit, Clinton, Lonnie and Joseph "Joe" Okes.
He is survived by one son, Edward Chrysler of Illinois; seven sisters, Alice Basham of Jumping Branch, who followed him in death on July 24, 2008, Mary Dorsey of Ghent, Monnie Lilly of Cool Ridge, Kathryn Dameron of Piney View, Pansy Ellison and husband William of Hopewell, Va., Estelle Thompson and husband Bill of Nimitz (with whom he had made his home for the past 14 years) and Lula Belle Okes of Nimitz; and several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel in Hinton with Pastor Don Hannah officiating. Burial will follow in the Okes Family Cemetery at Ellison. Friends may call at the funeral parlors from 6 to 9 p.m. (today) Saturday. His nephews will serve as pallbearers.
The family would like to thank the Bluestone Care Home and the Rockin Chair Residential Care for their continual care of Cecil during his illness.
Arrangements are by the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors of Hinton.
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