ColumbiaMagazine.com
Printed from:

Welcome to Columbia Magazine  
 



































 
Ruel Oakes, 86, Russell Springs, KY (1936-2023)

Ruel Oakes of Russell Springs passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023, at Russell County Hospital. He was 86 years old.

Funeral services will be held at 1pmCT on Monday, March 20, 2023, at Wilson Funeral Home, 391 East Steve Wariner Drive, Russell Springs, KY, with Bro. Bobby Conner and Bro. Asa Wooten officiating. Interment will follow in Holt Cemetery, HWY 1383, Russell Springs, KY.

Visitation will be from 5pmCT until 9pmCT on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at Wilson Funeral Home, 391 East Steve Wariner Drive, Russell Springs, KY.


He was born on Friday, October 16 1936, in Russell Springs, Kentucky, the son of Lorene Crockett Oakes and Junie Oakes.

Survivors include:
  • His wife - Margaret Oakes of Russell Springs, KY
  • A Daughter: Karen May, spouse Greg, of Russell Springs KY
  • A Son: Bobby Oakes, spouse Sherry, of Russell Springs KY.
  • 2 Sisters: Gila Gaskins, spouse Dean, of Louisville KY, and Reva Richardson, spouse Darrell, of Louisville KY
  • 1 Brother: Dewell Oakes, spouse Jodie, of Columbia KY
  • Three grandsons, Kelby (Savanah) Barnett, Zac Oakes, (Brenna Posey), Christian Helm
  • A granddaughter Brooke (Kyle) Kerney.
  • Five great-grandchildren, Alex and Archer Oakes, Kai and Kalli Barnett and Saylor Kerney. A host of nieces and nephews and friends
Ruel was a long time employee of Alligator #2 (KOA). He loved doing work with his tractors and meeting and talking to people. Ruel was married to his wife Margaret Bray Oakes on August 24, 1963. Beside is parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Darlene Crabtree, brothers, Jim, Lilburn, Lewell, Joe and Marshall Oakes and one grandson, Dustin Trevor Oakes. Pallbearers: Kelby Barnett, Zac Oakes, Christian Helm, Jonathan Oakes, James Oakes and Stewart Davis.

Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.wfhrs.com.


This story was posted on 2023-03-19 13:25:18
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.


Grissom-Martin Funeral Home
Located one block off the Square at 200 Campbellsville Street in Columbia, KY.
To reach David and Cathy Martin, phone (270)-384-2149, or e-mail: grissomfuneralhome@windstream.net.
Large enough to serve comfortably; Small enough to serve personally.

G & G Monuments
Todd and Mandi Green and Jared Conover
1670 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY. email: toddg12@windstream.net, 270-634-0359
First Quality Marble and Granite

Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home
Established 1922 | 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY 42728 | Jeff Jessie, Owner
270-384-2145, www.stottsphelpsmcquearyfh.com, email stottspm@duo-county.com


Ruel Oakes, 86, Russell Springs, KY (1936-2023)



2023-03-19 - Russell Springs, KY - Photo courtesy Wilson Funeral Home.
Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.



 

































 
 
Quick Links to Popular Features


Looking for a story or picture?
Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com.

 

Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728.
Phone: 270.403.0017


Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.