Obit of Oldham, August "Gene" - Haskell County, Oklahoma

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::Greenlawn Memorial Park--Bakersfield CA

The Bakersfield Californian 23 October 2003

August "Gene" Oldham

Services"  Friday, Oct. 24, 1:30 p.m.

Services will be held Friday, October 24, at 1:30 p.m., in Greenlawn 
Memorial Chapel, 3700 Rover Blvd., for August "Gene" Oldham, 76, of 
Bakersfield, who passed away October 21, 2003, at his home.  Pastor 
Herman Lippert will officiate and burial will follow in Greenlawn 
Memorial Park.

Gene was born in Stigler, Oklahoma, in 1927.  He moved to California 
in 1945, taking jobs loading box cars, delivering milk and working in 
construction while playing music at night.  In 1954, he went to work 
for Atlantic Richfield Gas Department, while he performed the local 
music circuit including The Blackboard, Rainbow Gardens, Lucky Spot 
and The Barrel House.  Gene was unusually versatile in that he could 
play country fiddle one night and jazz guitar, with another group the 
next night.  Oldham was a Gold Card Member of the Musician's Local #
263.  He retired from ARCO in 1985.

Gene Oldham is survived by his wife of 52 years, Nelda; daughter and 
son-in-law, Alicia and Bruce Selby of Spring, TX; son and daughter-
in-law, Stacy and Barbara Oldham of Rancho Palos Verdes; daughter-in-
law, Sue Johnston of Atlanta GA; sisters, Mildred Boyles of Ft. 
Worth, TX, Dorothy Livesay and Reveta Hawley of Bakersfield, and 
Marjorie Underwood of Stigler, OK.  He has seven grandchildren, Alex 
Oldham, Joseph Johnston, Laurel Selby, Stuart Oldham, Keith Oldham, 
Amanda Johnston and Russell Selby, most of which, as one might 
expect, play music.  In addition, he is survived by a large group of 
nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be his son, son-in-law and grandsons.  Honorary 
pallbearers will be James Johnson, Robert Lasiter, Hack Livesay, Doug 
Hawley, Steven Wright and Danny Russell.

Visitation will be today (Thursday) from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., 
at Greenlawn Mortuary.

Greenlawn Mortuary Funeral Directors
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