Kern County Obituaries

David F. Oakes

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Mojave Desert News; 13 Feb 1947

David F. Oakes Passes At His Home in Mojave
Mojave people who make, practice of  going to the local post office for their mail early every 
morning will find one of the regulars missing from their ranks from now on for David F Oakes, a 
Mojave citizen for the past ten years, succumbed to a heart attack on Thursday evening last at his 
residence here.
Born in Hugo, Okla., Mr. Oakes served as a deputy sheriff of that place for many years and as 
bailiff for the District Court anc came to Mojave in 1936 and has been a resident here ever since. Of 
a kindly disposition he made many friends who will miss his courteous manner each morning for it 
was his habit to make two trips a day from his home to the post office.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Elsie Oakes, three daughters. Mrs Virgil Lindsey, Mojave, Mrs. Burton 
Pruitt of Oildale, Calif. and Mrs. Nina Brown of Santa Ana; a son, Mr. Fred Oakes of Oildale, a 
sister, Mrs. Pearl Reeves of Mojave, 4 grandchildren and one great grand child. The body was taken 
to Bakersfield for burial by the O'Donnell Funeral Home who had charge of the funeral, when 
interment took place in Green lawn cemetery on Monday preceded by services which were held in 
the Assembly of God Church of Mojave.