Eighth Generation

11973. Unita IveyLee Gragg was born on 9 April 1923 in Yadkin Valley, Caldwell Co., NC.³⁴⁶¹⁷ Unita died at Life Care Center in Banner Elk, Avery Co., NC on 2 March 2012. Church of Jesus Christ Cemetery in Newland, Avery Co., NC on 5 March 2012 .

Obituary, Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home Website, Mar. 4,2012

Unita IvaLee Oakes, 88, of Raccoon Lane, Crossnore, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2012 at the Life Care Center of Banner Elk.

She was born, April 9, 1923 in Caldwell County, a daughter of the late Henderson and Mary Etta Coffey Gragg. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ruel Defate Oakes, four brothers, and four sisters.

She leaves behind her children: Wayne Defate Oakes of Baltimore, MD, Dennis Ray Oakes of Baltimore, MD, Joseph Steven Oakes of Winchester, VA, Billy Edward Oakes of the home, Timothy Eugene Oakes of Baltimore, MD, Eileen Eunita Thompson of Baltimore, MD, Jewell Elaine Roberts pf Baltimore, WV; brother, Robert Hoover Gragg of Canton, OH; 27 grandchildren; Several great grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for IvaLee Oakes will be held on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. in the Church of Jesus Christ, Newland, with Bro. Dave Atkins officiating. Interment will follow in the Church of Jesus Christ Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday evening from 6:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m.

The family respectfully asks that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Thomas Ollis Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Mayland Foundation PO Box 547, Spruce Pine, NC 28777.

Condolences and memories may be shared at www.rsfh.net.

Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home of Newland is serving the Oakes family. (828) 733-2121

Unita IveyLee Gragg and Ruel Defate Oakes were married. Ruel Defate Oakes was born on 22 October 1922 in North Carolina. Ruel died in Canton, Stark Co., OH on 27 February 1989.³⁴⁶¹⁸