Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Oakes, Frank R. 1972
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 5 Feb 1972

A former Ionia businessman, Frank R. Oakes, 79, of 683 David highway, died at 
Ionia County Memorial hospital Friday afternoon after being a patient two 
weeks.  Born at Alpena November 23, 1892, he was the son of James and Emma 
Robin Oakes.  He attended the Alpena schools and graduated from Alpena Business 
college.  He also completed a course with the International Accountants 
society.  He served as Alpena city councilman at one time.

He worked at the Huron Portland Cement firm at Alpena as bookkeeper several 
years.  He then worked for Besser Manufacturing company in Indiana as salesman 
selling concrete block manufacturing machinery.  He was engaged in this type of 
work until moving to Ionia in 1955 when he opened and operated the Ionia 
Concrete Products business until November 1969.

He was a member of LeValley United Methodist church, life member of Thunder Bay 
chapter of the Masonic lodge, life member of Alpena Commandery 34, Knights 
Templar, also life member of Order of Eastern Star.  In the fall of 1971 he was 
awarded a 50 years membership pin from Alpena Masonic lodge.

Surviving are his wife, Mary of Ionia; son, Donald of Grand Rapids; and sister, 
Mrs. Rhoda Bowden of Alpena.

Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Leddick funeral home.  Rev. 
Donald R. Fry will officiate and graveside services and interment will be at 
Woodlawn cemetery at Reed City at 3 p.m. Monday.


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