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Lena Rigney

Lena Rigney[1]

Female 1916 - 2000  (84 years)

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  • Name Lena Rigney 
    Born 19 Jul 1916  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 8 Oct 2000  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Hollywood Baptist Church Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I547452104  My Reynolds Line | Thomas Carter of Goochland, Pittsylvania Co., VA Holleys
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2015 

    Father Jesse Thomas Rigney,   b. 21 Jun 1882, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1962, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Minnie Alice Allen,   b. 15 Oct 1889, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1972, Martinsville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married March, 2 1909  Caswell, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F518495954  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alton Kelly Oakes,   b. 3 Aug 1917, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1954, Chatham, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2015 
    Family ID F518495953  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Headstone of Lena Rigney
    Headstone of Lena Rigney
    547452104Lena Rigney.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S38] Headstone, Lena Oakes (nee Rigney).

    2. [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