John Martin Oates family
12-25-1887, 12-6-1968
Blanche Sutton Oates
3-28-1890, 5-14-1974
Blanche Sutton Oates and John Martin Oates Sr.
John Martin Oates with Blanche at
50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration
(with sister Lillie and sister-in-law, Laura)
L-R Hugh, Miriam, Hilda, Jean, John W., Serena, Jack, and Ronald (seated)
– Photo taken Winter 1994 –
L-R around the table: Jean (back to camera), Ronald, Eddis, Hilda,
Jean Oates Westbrook
5-22-1924,
Jean and John Westbrook
John Westbrook with his 1960 Metropolitan Nash
John Martin (Jack) Oates Jr.
2-3-1922,
Jack and Agnes Oates (1970)
Agnes Marshall (Oates), Captain,
US Army Nurse Corps.
Barksdale Air base, La., 1944
(Pictured with sister-in-law, Mary Marshall)
Agnes and Jack at Copper Mountain, Michigan
Serena Oates
10-14-1915,
Ralph Oates
10-29-1912, 9-2-1975
Janet with 1st. cousins Ann, Gail, Glenda, (Janet), Elizabeth, and Mary Martin
(only missing Sandra, Linda and Carol – next time)
Glenda, Deborah, Gail, Janet, Mary Martin
Miriam Oates Grimes
4-10-1930,
Danny, Mary Martin, and John Matthew Holloman and
Grandma Miriam O. Grimes
John Matthew Holloman with Martin (at 3 months)
Miriam, Doris, Deborah, Mary Martin – Deborah home from
Germany and ice cream party
Hilda Oates Jones
11-2-1919,
Hilda Oates Jones and Eddis
Congratulations – new college graduate!
Hilda and Eddis with namesake grandson, Bradley Eddis Connell,
and Gail and Dan Connell
Two Masters Degrees
Duffy and Bryan
Yep, Yep, Horay!
Please don’t show this to my congregation.
Adoption is Complete!!
Duffy and Bryan Huffman Starting a Family
Church Membership has Grown by One
Duffy, Bryan, and Noah
Hugh Oates
9-5-1927,
Back L-R: David and Linda O. Clifton, Kate and Hugh Oates Jr., Cindy and Jerry Oates
Front L-R: Will Clifton, Hugh Oates, Austen Oates, Doris Oates, Matt Oates, Katharine O. Browder, Lindsay Clifton (missing from photo; Trey Browder and Scott and Vanessa Oates)
Linda O. Clifton and Lindsay
Will and Granddad Hugh Oates
Scott and Vanessa Oates
Jerry and Cindy Oates with Austin and Matt
John W. Oates
11-30-1917,
John W. and Katherine
at home in Allen Park, Mich.
Christmas 1972
John W. and Katherine’s 50 th Wedding Anniversary (6/20/91)
Marilyn, Carol, Betsy, Sandi, Ron, John, Gary, and Bill
(photo by Jerry Ebel)
What are they drinking??
Marilyn, Betsy, Sandi, Ron, Jerry, Gary, and Bill
(photo by Carol Oates Ebel)
Jerry, watch where you put your hands!!
Todd Oates and bride
Todd Oates at an earlier age with puppie Smokie
Michele Oates Hewitt and Bethany
John Oates Family
Marilyn and John Oates with Beth, Jenni, and John IV
(Photo – Jenni’s wedding on 7-31-99)
John and Mom
Jenni and Granddad
Beth Oates
Lance Kongeal (son-in-law), John Oates, and John Oates IV
Jenni and Beth Oates
Lance and Jenni Oates Kongeal
Beth, Mare, and Jenni during the teenage years of the 1990’s
Betsy and Ron Oates
Gary Oates with daughter, Katie
Bill Oates, John Oates, Ronald Oates Jr., and Gary Oates – in Michigan – October 2001
Ronald Oates
7-29-1911, 10-27-2000
L-R: Melisa, Ann, Elizabeth, Rudy, Judy, Rebecca,
Tiffany, Ronald Sr., Deborah, Myrtie, Linda, Kathy, Ronald Jr.
Roger, Ann, Rebecca, Rudy, Ronald Jr., Kathy, Linda
Elizabeth, Ronald Sr., Myrtie
(photo taken at Ronald and Myrtie Oates’ 60th
wedding anniversary reception on 1-1-1999
The 8 Grand Daughters
10 Years Before
1989
1999
Back Row- Melissa, Betsy, Kathy, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Deborah
Front Row- Tiffany, Nancy
Roger’s 50th Birthday Party
Betsy, Melissa, Tiffany, Roger, and Ann
Betsy D’Emidio – in concert
Betsy with Granddad at West Virginia University
(where Betsy is a student and gave a concert)
Ann and Dad at concert
D’Emidio Family at concert
Tiffany, Roger, Betsy, Melissa, and Ann
Roger, Ann, Betsy, Tiffany, Mellisa
Rudy’s 60th Birthday Party
Rudy’s Graduation from Seminary
Deborah O. Sloan with mom, Judy Johnson Oates