Novia Muse Oakes Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Novia Muse Oakes of Somerset, Kentucky, born in Naomi, Kentucky, who passed away at the age of 96, on November 4, 2023. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Novia Muse Oakes to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Walter Muse and Nannie Halcomb Muse; her husband Wilbur "Dude" Oakes; her son Denton Lee Oakes; her stepmother Nellie Trimble Muse; and her siblings, Leah Fern McClendon Hacker, Juanita Floyd, Montie Daws, Velna Ard, Pansy Mosley, Eventus Muse, Denver Muse, Amos Muse, Medith Muse and Dormas Muse.
She is survived by: her children, Velda Barlow (Steve) of Somerset, James Oakes (Lisa Norfleet) of Nancy and Rodney Oakes (Christy) of Somerset; her daughter-in-law Patricia Oakes of Lexington; her grandchildren, Denton Lee Oakes II (Denny), Emily Sizemore (Brandon), Charles Brady Barlow (Megan), Anne Meredith Oakes, Grant William Oakes and Caroline Helen Oakes; her great grandchildren, Sadie Mae, Phoebe Wynn Barlow, Evelyn Mae Sizemore and Clara Ivy Lee-Oakes; and her brother Willard Muse (Joan) of Somerset.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Bethlehem Baptist Church, Naomi, KY and contributions may be mailed to Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1441, Somerset, KY 42502.
