David "Reid" Oates

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Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home

Posted events

April 20, 2025

Apr

Visitation

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home

513 West Main St, Claxton, GA 30417

Apr

Funeral service

1:00 p.m.

Metter First Baptist Church

50 South Rountree Street, Metter, GA 30439

Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home

Posted an obituary

April 20, 2025

David Oates Obituary

David "Reid" Oates, a loving husband, devoted father, and dedicated physical therapist, passed away on April 19, 2025, in Augusta, Georgia. Born on October 21, 1962, in Dalton, Georgia, Reid lived a life steeped in compassion and service to... Read David Oates's Obituary