Alma Jeanette Oakley

Alma Jeanette Oakley, age 89, of Sanford, NC, formally from Old Salem, passed away Monday, March 6, 2023, at Westfield Rehabilitation Center.

Jeanette was reared in Harnett County in Broadway area.  Educated both in Harnett  County and Forsyth County and worked as a Nurses Assistant and Manicurist.  She graduated from Boone Trail and had further education in Winston-Salem.  Jeanette was born on February 5, 1934 to the late Robert M. and Mary Angel Oakley.  She was a member of Home Moravian Church in Old Salem where she lived for several years.  Also a member of the National Wildlife Federation, and the Humane Society of the U. S.   She was preceded in death by her parents; and sisters, Martha O Shepherd, and Beulah O. Dickens.

She is survived by her sister, Ruth O. Cox of Sanford; nieces, Frances Diane Dickens of South Carolina and Deborah Sue Cox of Sanford; nephews, Robert Allen Dickens, Terence Shepherd and Tommy Dickens all of Sanford; great-nephew, Kyle Robert Kleinhans and great-niece, Kathelyn Mae Kleinhans.

The graveside service will be held Thursday, March 9, 2023, 2PM at Jonesboro Cemetery with Rev. Robert Thomas presiding.  A family visitation will be at the Funeral Home from 1PM to 1:45PM prior to the service.

The family request donations be made to Home Moravian Church, 529 S. Church St., Winston-Salem, NC  27101 in memory of Joseph Alford Patterson, MD.

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