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Springville funeral director
I. James Oatman of Springville, owner of Smith Weismantel Funeral Home in the village,tn requin, died Thursday in Bertrand Chaffee Hospital. He was 65.
Born in Gowanda, he was a 1966 graduate of Gowanda High School and a 1968 graduate of Simmons School of Embalming and Mortuary Science in Syracuse. Mr. Oatman was licensed as a funeral director by the state in 1970.
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Mr. Oatman was a member of the Erie Niagara,air jordan 6, New York State and national funeral directors associations. He joined the Springville Lions Club in 1970 and served as its president from 1975 to 1976. In addition to being awarded Lion of the Year,chaussure tn, he was a recipient of the club's Melvin Jones Award,tn pas cher homme, the highest award that can be bestowed on a Lions Club member.
Mr. Oatman also was a member of the Springville Area Chamber of Commerce,Christian Louboutin paris, earning its Citizen of the Year award in 2011. He received several awards as a member of the Springville Volunteer Fire Department.
He also served on the board of the Springville League for the Handicapped.
Along with his business partners, he purchased the vacant Robinson Knife Factory building in Springville and converted it into a space for several viable businesses.
He is survived by his wife of 14 years,chaussure Louboutin pas cher, the former Michelle D. Edwards; two sons,tn pas cher, James P. and Michael J.; his mother,nike tn, Kathryn; and a sister,tn requin enfant, Marilyn Boland.????????
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