Margaret Oaks

BAXTER-Funeral services for Margaret Jane Cooley Oaks, age 90 of Baxter, will be held Sunday, June 17, 2018 at 3 p.m. at the Baxter Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Smellage Cemetery. Rev. Tim Sharp and Rev. Archie Whitefield will officiate. Family will receive friends Saturday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. and again Sunday from noon until service time at the funeral home. Mrs. Margaret Oaks passed away at her home on Thursday, June 14, 2018, surrounded by her family. She was born on Thursday, May 10, 1928, to the late John Henry Cooley and Ollie Mae Thompson Cooley. Margaret was a member of Boma First Church of God. She worked for many years at Acme Boot Company, Holiday Inn and as a childcare provider in her home. She was loved by her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, who she spoiled religiously. Margaret was a kind lady and was loved by everyone who met her. She will be sorely missed by her family and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of more than 50 years, Clarence Fowler Oaks; brothers, James Monroe Cooley and Bobby Leftrich Cooley; sisters, Katherine Cooley Reeder, Minnie Elsie Cooley Powell, Mary Louise Cooley Roth and infant Henrietta Mae Cooley. She is survived by sons, James Glenn (Sherry) Oaks, Jerry Lynn (Judy) Oaks and Clarence Michael (Lisa) Oaks; daughters, Kathy Sue Weaver and Joanie Renee Oaks (Richard) Rodgers; grandchildren, Jamie (Tina) Oaks, Christy Oaks (Shawn) Phillips, David (Alicia) Oaks, Tracey Oaks (Jerry) Tucker, Brian (Jennifer) Oaks, Thomas Weaver, Joseph Weaver, Andrew (Carrie) Rodgers, Jennifer Oaks (Ryan) Kelly and Heather Oaks (Justin Younger); great grandchildren, Tyler Oaks, Madison Phillips, Megan Phillips, Harper Oaks, Knox Oaks, Cason Tucker, Hannah Tucker, Ginny Rodgers, Jason Rodgers, Tatum Kelly, Dimitri Oaks, Nolan Oaks, Harlyn Younger and Ryker Younger; sisters, Dorothy Akers, Ruby (Bill) Shaw and Evelyn Pennington; brothers, Johnny (Jackye) Cooley and Harvey Cooley; and a host of nieces and nephews. Jamie Oaks, David Oaks, Andrew Rodgers, Joseph Weaver, Thomas Weaver and Brian Oaks will serve as pallbearers. Baxter Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston is in charge of arrangements (931)858-2134. You may share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com