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Rodney Oaks
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SUN CITY WEST - Rodney "Keith" Oaks, 95, of Sun City West, passed away Oct. 13, 2011. Born Jan. 17, 1916, in Falls City, Neb., to Clifford S. Wahl and Fern Kessler Wahl Oaks. Keith was a cattle rancher in the Jacks Cabin area of Gunnison, Colo., as well as a realtor in Denver, Colorado before retiring to Arizona in 1984. Keith was a avid Fly Fisherman and enjoyed his hobby of Target Pistol and Rifle Shooting. He was preceded in death by his parents; wives, Mary Ford Oaks of Gunnison and Denver, Colo., Edith Tobin Oaks of Denver, Colo. and Sun City West, and Jennie Anderson Miller Oaks of Knoxville, Tenn. and Sun City West. He is survived by his son, Randy Oaks of Phoenix; and stepdaughter, Joan (Morton) Grant of Houston, Texas. To honor Keith, please send memorial contributions in this name to: Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, AZ 85014. Arrangements entrusted to Greenwood Memory Lawn Mortuary, Phoenix. Please visit www.greenwoodmemorylawn.com to sign the online Memorial Book, leave condolences and see photos of Keith's life.
