Oakes, Margaret Mary (nee Bowes) Margaret passed away surrounded by the love of her family at Lanark Lodge on Tuesday June 20th, 2017 at the age of 82. She was predeceased in 1980 by her loving husband Carl. Margaret was the devoted mother to Mary Lou (late Robert) Stewart, Douglas (Janet) Oakes, Brian (Tania) Oakes, Carol Ann (Edward) Lehovich and Melinda (Steven) Hamill. She was the cherished grandmother to Melissa (Spencer Langlois), Braeden and Bryce Oakes, Daymon, Bryant and Connor-Ross Oakes, Brittany and Sarah Radford (Michael Hynes), Kasha Lehovich, Dylan, Adam and Bradley Hamill, and great grandmother to Paisley Hynes. She will be sadly missed by her brothers Donald (late Joyce) and Bernard (Sharon) Bowes, her brothers in law Donnie Oakes and Bill Oakes and sister in law Winnifred Oakes, many nieces and nephews and extended family from both the Bowes and Oakes families. Margaret was predeceased by her brothers Gordon and James Bowes and sisters Dorothy Lowry and Theresa McLean. Margaret was known by many and loved by all. Friends and family may pay their respects at Blair & Son Funeral Home, 15 Gore Street West, Perth, Friday June 23rd, 2017 from 2:00 to 5:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Johns Church, Perth, Saturday at 11:00 A.M. Interment Elmwood Cemetery, Perth. Friends and family are invited to gather to share memories at the Lions Hall, Perth from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. In memory of Margaret, donations to the Great War Memorial Hospital Foundation or the Lanark Lodge Memorial Fund will be appreciated.