This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: amakerney1 Surnames: Oakes, Sadler Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.polk/216.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: William James Oakes b. 11 Feb 1849,MO; d. 9 Jul 1934 Grant, Choctaw, OK. Buried at Grant Cemetery, Grant, Choctaw, OK. Married Jessie Francis Sadler on 4 Aug 1870 in Polk Co, MO. She is also buried in the Grant Cemetery. Here's his obituary: William James Oakes Wm. J. Oakes Died Monday The Soper Democrat July 12, 1934 William James Oakes, aged 85 years, died at his home at Grant Monday morning at 1:30 o'clock, following a long illness. Funeral services were conducted from the high school building at Grant Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, followed by burial in the Grant cemetery. Rev. L.C. Littlejohn, Methodist pastor, assisted by Rev. John R. Abernathy, Grand Orator of the Masonic Grand Lodge, conducted the services. The Masonic order had charge of the services at the grave. Mr. Oakes, familiarly known as "Uncle Bill", was prominent in Masonic circles and had been Grand Bible Carrier for many years. He was one of the oldest Masons in the state in point of sevice [sic]. Mr. Oakes is survived by his daughters, Mrs. Kate Smith, of Grant, with whom he lived, and Mrs. Mabel McIntosh, of Tulsa; one brother, Tom Oakes, of Edmond, two sisters, Mrs. Amanda Browdy, of Topeka, Kansas, and Mrs. Charity Rains, of Manzanola, Colorado; 12 graundchildren [sic] and two great granchildren [sic]. A number of people from Soper attended the funeral. Here's a link to my information on him and his family. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=amakerney&id=I25023 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.