Calvin Coolidge Oakes^{[1, 2]}

1924 - 2015  (90 years)

• Name	Calvin Coolidge Oakes
  Born	26 Nov 1924	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 May 2015	Danville, Virginia
  Buried	Boaze Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Person ID	I21231	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	17 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Reverend William Henry Oakes,   b. 16 Nov 1892, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 1 Feb 1972, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Virginia Lovelace,   b. 30 Apr 1894, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 22 Oct 1989, Dry Fork, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia  (Age 95 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1919	Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
  Family ID	F4606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Zada Prillaman,   b. 17 Mar 1923, Martinsville City, Virginia ,   d. 13 Jan 2018, Danville City, Virginia  (Age 94 years)
  Married	7 Apr 1950	Henry County, Virginia
  Last Modified	14 May 2019
  Family ID	F7943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Calvin C. Oakes ccoakes.jpg

  
  

  Documents

  Marriage Record oakes-prillaman.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Calvin C. Oakes, 90, died May 3, 2015 at Danville Regional Medical Center. He was born in Swansonville to Mary Lovelace Oakes and the Rev. William H. Oakes, who predeceased him, as did his sister, Eva O. Rorer. He was a lifelong farmer and county resident. He married the former Zada Prillaman, who survives. They recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. He also is survived by three children, Donna O. Jones (Roy), Gary C. Oakes (Gail), Joy M. Oakes (Tom Cassidy); three grandchildren. He purchased the Chatham Monument Company in the 1960s, and established Oakes Memorials. At heart a cowboy, he had a lifelong passion for raising Angus cattle, and sold his last herd a year ago. He served one term on the Pittsylvania County School Board in the 1970s. Burial will be in the Boaze family cemetery

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145993708. Calvin C Oakes Birth 1925 Death 3 May 2015 (aged 89?90) Burial Boaze Family Cemetery Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County, Virginia obit/photo [S159] Draft Registration Card, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=2238&h=10264135&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60525. Calvin Coolidge Oakes in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Name: Calvin Coolidge Oakes Race: White Age: 18 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 26 Nov 1924 Birth Place: Pittsylvania, Virginia Residence Place: Whitmell, Virginia Registration Date: 1942 Employer: W H Oakes Weight: 150 Complexion: Ruddy Eye Color: Gray Hair Color: Brown Height: 6 1 Next of Kin: J H Lovelace lists birth date