John Edward Oakes Sr.
1965-1995
enjoyed hunting and fishing
Funeral services for John Edward Oakes, Sr., 30 of 8418 Dean's Hill Road, Berrien Center, will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles by the Rev. Morton J. Hempel of Church of God Full Gospel.
Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
Mr. Oakes died at 5 a.m. Saturday, at Berrien General Hospital in Berrien Center, following an extended illness.
He was born Jan. 18, 1965, in Wilson, Ark., and had lived in Niles since 1966, coming from Arkansas.
On July 20, 1981, in Cassopolis, he married the former Edna Rae "Rainy" Hamilton, who survives.
Mr. Oakes was an employee of Royal Marble In Niles.
He attend[sic] Church of God Full Gospel and was a sportsman, enjoying hunting and fishing.
In addition to his wife, survivors include three sons, John Edward Oakes, Jr., David William Oakes, and Dustin Michael Oakes, all at home; her[sic] father, William E. Oakes of Houston; her[sic] mother, Mary Ann Oakes of Murry Ark.; and two brothers, Roger Dale Oakes and James Edward Oakes, both of Houston.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
(Source: Niles Daily Star, Monday, August 21, 1995, page 2, col. 2, Microfilm Niles District Library)
