David Chapman Oakley

1926 - 2010  (84 years)

• Name	David Chapman Oakley
  Born	17 Mar 1926
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Nov 2010	Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [1]
  Buried	19 Nov 2010	Tennessee State Veterans’ Cemetery
  Person ID	I5967	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2010

  
  

  Father	Wiley Manson Oakley,   b. 12 Sep 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Nov 1954  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Ann Ogle,   b. 25 Dec 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Oct 1980  (Age 89 years)
  Married	19 Jan 1906
  Headstones		Oakley The Roamin' Man of the Mountains Wiley Rebecca Ann Born Born Sept. 12, 1885 Dec. 25, 1890
  Family ID	F1123	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Joann Rhodes
  Children	1. Debra Oakley   2. David L. Oakley   3. Diane Oakley
  Family ID	F2274	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 16 Nov 2010 - Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 234. "Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage", 1994, p 284.

  
  

• Sources

  [S106] The Mountain Press, 18 Nov 2010. David Chapman Oakley, age 84 of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, died Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. David was a member of the American Legion and retired from Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort. He served in the Pacific with the United States Navy during World War II. David was born, March 17, 1926 to the late Wiley Mason, a well known legendary Smoky Mountains’ guide, and Rebecca Ann Ogle Oakley. He was preceded in death by his parents and eight siblings. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, David L. and Christy Oakley; daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Brad Gianulis; daughter and fianceé Diahn Oakley and Paul Scoonover; grandchildren, Dominique, Jonathan, Joanna, Ben, Austin and Jessica; great-grandchildren, Nathan and Micah; brother, Wiley Casey Oakley; sister, Martha Rawlings and very special sister-in-law, Melba Oakley. Family and friends will meet by 9:15 a.m. Friday, November 19, 2010 at Tennessee State Veterans’ Cemetery for a 9:30 a.m. graveside service with full military honors presented by the Volunteer State Veterans’ Honor Guard. The family wishes memorial contributions be made to the Friends of the Smokies, Tennessee, P.O. Box 1660, Kodak, Tennessee 37764-7660 or www.friendsofthesmokies.org. Online condolences may be sent to www.rosemortuary.com. Friends may call at their convenience at Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel.