Deaths Elsewhere

Former sheriff, U.S. Marshal
HOMER – Services for former sheriff and U.S. Marshal J.R. Oakes will be Saturday. He died Jan. 9 at age 84.
He was Claiborne Parish sheriff for 25 years before being appointed a U.S. Marshal for Louisiana’s Western District.
Survivors include his wife Juanita, a son and a daughter.
Arrangements are by Rose-Neath.

Pioneer educator
ABBEVILLE – Services for pioneer educator Charles Jones, Sr. will be Saturday. He died Jan. 9 at age 99.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a former Vermilion Parish school principal. He was the first African American supervisor for the parish school board, supervising testing and evaluation of the Title I program.
Survivors include a son.
Arrangements are by Kinchen.

Geologist, former LSU prof
BATON ROUGE – Services for geologist and former LSU professor Oscar Huh, Jr. will be Feb. 15. He died Dec. 31 at age 78.
He was on the faculty of the LSU Coastal Studies Institute and was founder and director of the Earth Scan Laboratory, the first satellite receiving station of its kind in the Gulf Coast region.
Survivors include his wife Wanda.

First La. Tech male nurse grad
SHREVEPORT – Services for retired R.N. Jackie Daniel, the first male to receive a nursing degree from Louisiana Tech, will be Saturday. He died Jan. 8 at age 66.
He received his degree from Tech in 1975.
Survivors include his wife Marilyn and two step-sons.