William C. Oakden lll
September 16, 1959 - May 18, 2020
Son, Brother, Friend, Husband, Father & Grandpa!
Our family lost an amazing soul. Bill passed away at his home on May 18, 2020.
He was born September 16, 1959 to William C. Oakden Jr and Gwendolyn Green Oakden in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended East High School. He retired from Chevron Refinery as a Shift Supervisor after 29 years. After retirement he got his dream job working and playing at the Lakeside Golf Course where he finally achieved his goal of getting a hole in one. Bill loved to golf, fish, cruise, camp at Lyman Lake, go boating at Lake Powell and watch old westerns on TV and be a goofball. Bill always was the life of the party! He made friends wherever he went always striking up a conversation and talking as if he had known them his entire life. He would try to find the good in everything and everyone.
Bill left behind loved ones who will miss him dearly, including wife, Suzanne D. Oakden; son, Corey (Kelly) Sweat; daughter Leslie Sweat; grandchildren Wyatt, Ainsley, Christian, Jayson, Tianna, Carter and one more on the way; mother-in-law Carolyn Dicks; siblings Vickie Oakden, Becky (Casey) Valdez; brothers-in-law Mike (Val Jean), Ryan (Jamie) Dicks; sisters-in-law Marsha (Brent) Jensen, Valerie (Jeff) Smith and many nieces, nephews, and friends. Bill will be reunited with his parents, father-in-law, Julian Dicks and his son Billy whom he missed so very much.
An outdoor, appropriately socially distanced service will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 from 5:30 until 8:30 PM at Starks Funeral Parlor, 3651 South 900 East, Salt Lake City. We ask you please call the funeral home at 801-474-9119 and make a reservation for the hour you wish to attend in order that we may keep each hour to fifty and under people in attendance. Please have a mask with you and wear it until you are seated and spaced from others appropriately. Casual attire requested as Bill hated dressing up! Interment will be held at the Mountain View Cemetery in Beaver, Utah on May 28 at 1:00 PM.
In Loving Memory
So sorry for the loss of your beloved husband father and friend. We send our love and prayers to your family.❤️❤️
Vickie. Lamar and I have you in our thoughts. I never got to meet your brother but I know you loved him very much. That alone makes him special.
My sincere condolences to Bill's family. Bill was a great guy. He was my first supervisor when I began working for Chevron. I couldn't have asked for a better boss. He will truly be missed. RIP my friend....
My sincere condolences to Bill’s family at this most certainly hard time. Bill (Billy to us) was my favorite supervisor at Chevron where I worked. He was not only a great leader and a brilliant mind, but his personality filled the room everytime he walked in. His laugh always made me feel like everything was going to be alright. His laugh and his smile is what I will always remember! I’m so sorry for your loss.
Billy was truly one of the best. I enjoyed every minute with him at Chevron. He treated everyone fairly, but also wasn’t afraid to tell people what they needed to hear. His gratitude and appreciation for the people that worked for him was unparalleled and he never failed to tell everyone thanks after every shift. His sense of humor and spirit were second to none. He made the bad shifts bearable, and the good shifts side-splitting. And his ability to get people to “take the bait” was legendary, it could fool anyone until you caught his subtle wink. Condolences to all the family. We lost a good one... RIP Billy.
You are a great guy, Bill. I am not personally coming to your memorial but my heart and soul will be there. Somewhere down the road everyone will be together. Maybe I'll meet you then.
To soon Billy. Way to soon. Rest In Peace.
In Loving Memory
