Ionia-Barry County MI Archives Obituaries.....Oaks, Gordon A. July 31, 1989
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The Hastings Reminder, Tuesday, August 8, 1989
Gordon A. Oaks, 42, of 1117 Jordan Lake Ave., Lake Odessa, passed away Monday, 
July 31, 1989 at Twin City Foods, Lake Odessa, due to accidental injuries.  
Mr. Oaks was born June 4, 1947 in Hastings, the son of Melvin and Twyla 
(Jarrard) Oaks.  He was raised in Hastings and attended the Hastings schools, 
graduating in 1967.  He attended Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek for 
three years.  

He was married to Marilyn Smith, May 18, 1973 in Lake Odessa.  He was employed 
at True Value in Hastings for eight years and for the past two years at Twin 
City Foods in Lake Odessa.  Mr. Oaks attended Lakewood United Methodist Church 
and was a member or the West Michigan 2 Cylinder Tractor Club.

He is survived by his wife, Marilyn; two sons, Steven Roy and Michael Philip; 
two daughters, Jami Lynne and Mary Elizabeth, all at home; his mother, Twyla 
of Hastings; brother, Daryl of Hastings; sister, Mrs. Alan (LaWaun) Koffman of 
Battle Creek; his grandmother, Ellen Jarrard of Hastings; several aunts, 
uncles and cousins.  He was preceded in death by his father, Melvin, January 
6, 1988.

Funeral services were held Thursday, August 3 at Lakewood United Methodist 
Church with Reverent Ward Pierce and Reverend Paul Deal officiating.  Burial 
was at Lakeside Cemetery in Lake Odessa.  Memorial contributions may be made 
to the family in care of Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa.  Arrangements by 
Koops Funeral Chapel of Lake Odessa.


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