Lavon Clarice Oakes Obituary (1933

Lavon C. Oakes, 78, of Oelwein, Iowa died on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City. There will be Private Family Services. Inurnment: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, rural Oelwein, Iowa. Floral Hills Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com Lavon Clarice Jones was born on June 16, 1933 at Dumont, Iowa the daughter of Joseph Clinton & Leona Adena (Wendt) Jones, Sr. She moved to Oelwein at a young age and graduated from Oelwein Community High School in 1950. Lavon was united in marriage to Thomas Atchison Oakes, Jr. on March 28, 1954 at the Little Brown Church at Nashua, Iowa. Lavon was a homemaker and longtime Oelwein resident. She was known by many of her children's friends as Ma Oakes. Lavon is survived by her Husband: Thomas Atchison Oakes, Jr. of Oelwein; 2 Daughters: Cindy Lou Oakes of Oelwein & Susan Kay (Don) Wells of Nevada, Iowa; Son: Thomas Joseph (Connie) Oakes of Oelwein; 10 Grandchildren: 2 Great Grandchildren and Many Nieces, Nephews and Friends. Lavon is preceded in death by her parents, daughter: Debra Ann (Oakes) Sandvig in 1996, son: David Alan Oakes in 2011 and a brother: Joseph Clinton Jones, Jr.