Obituaries: Mrs. Emma Oakes, 1960, Winn Parish, LA. Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: January 14, 1960 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American Mrs. Emma Oakes To Be Buried At Mars Hill Sat. Mrs. Emma Oakes, 88, a long time resident of Atlanta, died in a Winnfield hospital Thursday morning. Funeral services will be conducted at the Southern Funeral Home Saturday, Jan. 16, at 10 a.m. with burial to follow in the Mars Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Grafton Shaw and the Rev. D. S. Durand will officiate. Mrs. Oakes was a native of Avoyelles Parish but had lived most of her life in Atlanta. She was a member of the Atlanta Methodist Church. Surviving are several nephews and nieces, among them Mrs. B. M. Crooks of Winnfield.