Obit of Oldham, Roy Cleveland - Haskell County, Oklahoma

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::Greenlawn Memorial Park--Bakersfield CA

Bakersfield Californian

Roy Cleveland Oldham April 20, 1916 April 18, 2002

Services: Tues., April 23, 10 a.m.

Roy was born in Sandridge, Oklahoma, April 20, 1916 to Rosie Day and 
Grover Oldham. He passed away in Bakersfield, CA, Thursday April 18, 
2002. He was preceded in death by his daughter Beverly Ann, both 
parents and sister Muriel King.

One of his first jobs was measuring farmland from aerial photos for 
Haskell County, Oklahoma. He later joined the CC Corp, graduated from 
High School and attended one year of College in Duncan, Arizona. He 
worked at Army Camp Gruber in Oklahoma, which was a city within 
itself. Roy joined the Army during WWII and was in the Signal Corp 
stationed in New Guinea.

After his discharge he joined the Carpenters Union in Oklahoma. Roy 
married Bernice Parks in February 1944, whom he met on a visit to the 
War Price and Rationing Office. They moved to Richmond, CA in 1944 
where he was employed as a carpenter in the shipyards. Then they 
moved to Stockton, CA where he was employed as a carpenter at the 
Naval Supply Depot on Rough and Ready Island. They moved to 
Bakersfield, CA in 1946 where he joined Carpenters Local 743. He 
recently was awarded the 55 year membership pin. Roy was a master 
craftsman. He enjoyed collecting and repairing old violins.

Roy is survived by Bernice his loving wife of 58 years and sons Jerry 
his wife Janna and their son Andrew, Gary and his wife Carol, Lance 
and his wife Gayle. His brother Gene Oldham and wife Nelda, sisters 
Mildred Boyles, Dorothy Livesay and husband Haskell, Marjorie 
Underwood and husband Jake, Reveta Hawley and a great number of 
nieces and nephews. Roy is also survived by this special group of 
grandchildren Bryan, Gene, John, Tonya, Charles, Marshal, Brady, Jude 
and Rachel.

Services will be held Tuesday, April 23 10:00 AM at Greelawn Chapel, 
3700 River Blvd. Visitation is Monday, April 22, 4:00 9:00 PM.
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