Anita Jean Oakley, former proprietor of several clothing stores in Pacific Palisades, died on November 30. The Bel-Air resident was 83. She was born in Altoona, Kansas on November 18, 1922. Her entree into the fashion business began modestly as she started working by stitching uniforms for Catholic school children. Oakley will be remembered by many Palisadians for the clothing shop that she owned in the village for many years. Her two children’s stores, Anita Jeans and Gage’s, were located on Antioch Street from 1950 to 1985. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Ross; daughters Linda E. Oakley and Ginney Bass (husband Henry); her sister Gertrude Erikson; four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
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