Velna Oakes, 80, Allen Schoolhouse Rd, Columbia, KY, died Friday, December 3, 2004, at Fair Oaks Nursing Home, in Jamestown, KY.
She was born in Russell County, KY, March 27, 1924, the daughter of the late John Wiley Chumbley and Ermine Roy Chumbley.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Oda Franklin Oakes. She is survived by the following:
•Two sons and one daughter-in-law: Royce and Brenda Oakes, Columbia, KY; and Bloyd Oakes, Columbia, KY
•Six daughters and three son-in-laws: Donna Oakes, Brenda Thompson, and Sharlet and Freddie Denton, all of Columbia, KY; Joyce and Kenneth Reese, and Wanda and Ronald McQueary, both of Russell Springs, KY; and Judy Pollard, Somerset, KY.
•Six sisters: Lorene Popplewell, Marie Stephens, Helen Oakes, Dorotha Harper, and Betty Bunch, all of Russell Springs, KY; and Marlene Brockman, Ohio.
•Two brothers: Arlus Chumbley and Carlus Chumbley, both of Russell Springs, KY
•And 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two great grandchildren, a brother, Ernest Chumbley; and a sister-in-law, Golda McQueary.
Mrs. Oakes was a homemaker and a member of the Free Union Baptist Church.
The funeral service was Sunday, December 5, 2004, at 2:00 p.m., at Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Jim Goff officiating. Burial was in Haven Hill Cemetery, Columbia, KY.
Pallbearers were David Denton, Kenvie Reese, Chris McQueary, Michael Wright, Toby Thompson, and Joey Pollard.
Bernard Funeral Home, Russell Springs, KY, was in charge of arrangements.
Velna Oakes, 80, Allen Schoolhouse Rd, Columbia, KY, died Friday, December 3, 2004, at Fair Oaks Nursing Home, in Jamestown, KY.
She was born in Russell County, KY, March 27, 1924, the daughter of the late John Wiley Chumbley and Ermine Roy Chumbley.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Oda Franklin Oakes. She is survived by the following:
•Two sons and one daughter-in-law: Royce and Brenda Oakes, Columbia, KY; and Bloyd Oakes, Columbia, KY
•Six daughters and three son-in-laws: Donna Oakes, Brenda Thompson, and Sharlet and Freddie Denton, all of Columbia, KY; Joyce and Kenneth Reese, and Wanda and Ronald McQueary, both of Russell Springs, KY; and Judy Pollard, Somerset, KY.
•Six sisters: Lorene Popplewell, Marie Stephens, Helen Oakes, Dorotha Harper, and Betty Bunch, all of Russell Springs, KY; and Marlene Brockman, Ohio.
•Two brothers: Arlus Chumbley and Carlus Chumbley, both of Russell Springs, KY
•And 12 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two great grandchildren, a brother, Ernest Chumbley; and a sister-in-law, Golda McQueary.
Mrs. Oakes was a homemaker and a member of the Free Union Baptist Church.
The funeral service was Sunday, December 5, 2004, at 2:00 p.m., at Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Jim Goff officiating. Burial was in Haven Hill Cemetery, Columbia, KY.
Pallbearers were David Denton, Kenvie Reese, Chris McQueary, Michael Wright, Toby Thompson, and Joey Pollard.
Bernard Funeral Home, Russell Springs, KY, was in charge of arrangements.
Family Members
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Virgil Ernest Chumbley
1922–1990
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Golda Margaret Chumbley McQueary
1927–1998
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Lorene Chumbley Popplewell
1931–2005
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Arlis B Chumbley
1933–2007
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Dortha M. Chumbley Hopper
1936–2006
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Alice Marie Chumbley Stephens
1938–2021
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Carlus Chumbley
1941–2017
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Helen Bernice Chumbley Oakes
1944–2021
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Betty Chumbley Bunch
1947–2008
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