Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....OAKES, J.R  January 9, 2014
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News Star World - January 10, 2014
J.R OAKES

Funeral services will be held for former U.S. Marshal and Claiborne Parish 
Sheriff J.R. Oakes, 84, at the First Baptist Church in Homer on Saturday, Jan. 
11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Brian Thurman, officiating. Interment will 
follow at the Homer Arlington Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Rose-
Neath Funeral Home, 405 E. 5th St, Homer on Friday from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Oakes was born June 30, 1929 in Homer to James Madison Oakes and Sallie Gryder 
Oakes. He entered into Heaven on Thursday, Jan. 9th after passing away at 
Northern Louisiana Medical Center in Ruston following a lengthy illness. 

Oakes was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife, Jimmie Vardeman 
Oakes, who he was married to from 1954 to 1990. He is survived by his wife 
Juanita Stone Oakes of Homer; one daughter, Paula Jane Oakes Sears of Bossier 
City; one son, James Madison Oakes and wife Tammie of Ruston; 5 grandchildren, 
Hilary and Shelby Sears, and John, Ty and Matt Oakes. 

Oakes was ordained as a deacon in the First Baptist Church of Homer in 1954. He 
faithfully served his church as a deacon and in various positions for more than 
60 years. 

Service in his church and community was a prominent characteristic of his life. 
Oakes was a longtime member of the Homer Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, Homer 
Jaycees and Homer Volunteer Fire Department. 

Oakes served as Sheriff of Claiborne Parish from 1968 to 1993 when he was 
appointed U.S. Marshal, Western District of Louisiana, by President Bill Clinton 
following his nomination to this post by U.S. Senators J. Bennett Johnston and 
John Breaux. 

Oakes was superbly devoted to God, his family, and to his many friends. He loved 
public service and held a special affection for all of his friends that worked 
in law enforcement. 

Pallbearers will be Sheriff Ken Bailey, Sidney Smith, Dr. Nelson Philpot, Dr. 
D.K. Haynes, Sam Wilkinson and Michael Allen.

Honorary pallbearers will be George Meadors, Don "Chic" Ceccarelli and all the 
former and current members of the Claiborne Parish Sheriff's Office.

For friends considering memorials honoring Marshal Oakes, his family suggest the 
First Baptist Church, 406 West Main, Homer, LA 71040.

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