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Alton Kelly Oakes

Male 1917 - 1954  (36 years)


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  • Name Alton Kelly Oakes 
    Born 3 Aug 1917  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 May 1954  Chatham, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Hollywood Baptist Church Cemetery, Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I547452103  My Reynolds Line | Descendants Hugh Pittsylvania Reynolds, Descendants of James Reynolds, Thomas Carter of Goochland, Pittsylvania Co., VA Holleys
    Last Modified 22 May 2014 

    Father Cephus Wade Oakes,   b. 27 May 1890, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1952, Leesburg, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Gregory,   b. 6 Feb 1885, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1955, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 30 Mar 1909  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lena Rigney,   b. 19 Jul 1916, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 2000, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2015 
    Family ID F518495953  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 May 1954 - Chatham, Virginia Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obit. for Alton Kelly Oakes
    Obit. for Alton Kelly Oakes
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    Cephus Oakes-Obit.
    Cephus Oakes-Obit.
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    1940 Census for the Cephus Wade Oakes Family
    1940 Census for the Cephus Wade Oakes Family
    cephus wade oakes 1940 census.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=161&GScid=2258352&GRid=117244080&.
      Lena Rigney Oakes
      Birth: Jul. 19, 1916, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
      Death: Oct. 8, 2000, Danville City, Virginia, USA
      Lena Rigney Oakes
      DANVILLE, Va. - Lena Rigney Oakes, 84, of 2526 North Main St. died Sunday, Oct. 8, 2000, at Roman Eagle Memorial Home.
      Born July 19, 1916, in Pittsylvania County, she was the daughter of Jesse Rigney and Minnie Allen Rigney. She was married to Alton K. Oakes, who predeceased her. She was a member of North Main Baptist Church. Survivors include one son, Maurice Oakes of Orange Park, Fla.; three brothers, Percy T. Rigney of Chatham, Edward Rigney of Martinsville, and Russell Rigney of Axton; two sisters, Maggie R. Dodd and Bertha R. Meadows, both of Chatham, and two grandchildren.
      She was predeceased by one sister and three brothers, Ruby Meadows, Roy Rigney, Willard Rigney and Ernest Rigney. A funeral will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Scott Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Harry Meadows officiating. Interment will be in Hollywood Baptist Church Cemetery.

      Parents:
      Jesse Thomas Rigney (1882 - 1962)
      Minnie Alice Allen Rigney (1889 - 1972)
      Spouse:
      Alton K Oakes (1917 - 1954)*
      Children:
      Melvin Kelly Oakes (1951 - 1963)*

      Siblings:
      Maggie Rigney Dodd (1910 - 2003)*
      Percy Thomas Rigney (1912 - 2003)*
      Lena Rigney Oakes (1916 - 2000)
      Russell William Rigney (1918 - 2006)*
      Bertha Rigney Meadows (1927 - 2014)*

      Burial:
      Hollywood Baptist Church Cemetery, Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
      Find A Grave Memorial# 117244080