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Zada Prillaman

Zada Prillaman[1]

Female 1923 - 2018  (94 years)

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  • Name Zada Prillaman 
    Born 17 Mar 1923  Martinsville City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 13 Jan 2018  Danville City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Boaze Family Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I21232  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 14 May 2019 

    Family Calvin Coolidge Oakes,   b. 26 Nov 1924, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 2015, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 7 Apr 1950  Henry County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 14 May 2019 
    Family ID F7943  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Zada Oakes (nee Prillaman)
    Zada Oakes (nee Prillaman)
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  • Notes 
    • Zada P. Oakes, 94, died on January 13, 2018 at Roman Eagle Nursing Home in Danville. She was born in Martinsville on March 17, 1923 to Pearl G. and Lafe P. Prillaman, who predeceased her. Also preceding her in death were her sister Norris P. Miller, brothers James A. Prillaman, A. Otis Prillaman, L. Berkley Prillaman, and Kenneth G. Prillaman, her husband, Calvin C. Oakes.
      Zada is survived by her sister Clara P. Davis and brother A. Norman Prillaman; three children, Donna O. Jones (Roy), Gary C. Oakes (Gail) and Joy M. Oakes (Thomas Cassidy); four grandchildren.
      After graduating from Madison College with a degree in education, Zada taught high school until her marriage. When she retired from the Pittsylvania County Department of Social Services in 1989, Zada was named ?Woman of the Day? by WBTM in recognition of her 29+ years of service.
      Burial will be in the Boaz family cemetery

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186642726/zada-oakes.
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