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Robert Henry Oakes

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Robert Henry Oakes

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31 Jul 1998 (aged 91)
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South Boston, Halifax County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Robert Henry Oakes of 1726 Norwood Ave., South Boston died July 31, 1998 at The Woodview at the age of 91.

Mr. Oakes was born in Clover on November 23, 1906 to Ormand Winfield Oakes and Anna Snead Oakes. He was married to Anna Marie Leach Oakes and was a member of the Centerville Baptist Church. He as a retired Lt. Commander with the U.S. Navy where he trained Navy Cadet Pilots.

His survivors include his wife; daughter: Carol Ann Fisher of Phoenix, AZ; sisters: Gertrude Foreman and Kathryn Warner of Sykesville, MD, and Irene Bell of Phoenix; step-daughters: Susan W. Kelley of Gaithersburg, MD, Jeannene W. Mitchell of Winchester, Velma Whitefield of West Palm Beach, FL; step-son: William Whitefield of Mt. Airy, MD; a granddaughter; seven step-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 4 at 11 a.m. at Powell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Richard Saunders officiating. Burial will take place in Halifax Memorial Gardens.


Robert Henry Oakes of 1726 Norwood Ave., South Boston died July 31, 1998 at The Woodview at the age of 91.

Mr. Oakes was born in Clover on November 23, 1906 to Ormand Winfield Oakes and Anna Snead Oakes. He was married to Anna Marie Leach Oakes and was a member of the Centerville Baptist Church. He as a retired Lt. Commander with the U.S. Navy where he trained Navy Cadet Pilots.

His survivors include his wife; daughter: Carol Ann Fisher of Phoenix, AZ; sisters: Gertrude Foreman and Kathryn Warner of Sykesville, MD, and Irene Bell of Phoenix; step-daughters: Susan W. Kelley of Gaithersburg, MD, Jeannene W. Mitchell of Winchester, Velma Whitefield of West Palm Beach, FL; step-son: William Whitefield of Mt. Airy, MD; a granddaughter; seven step-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 4 at 11 a.m. at Powell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Richard Saunders officiating. Burial will take place in Halifax Memorial Gardens.




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