His death certificate states Thomas S. Oates, age 81, born 22 Apr 1875 in Johnson Co., Missouri, died 4 Dec 1956 in Warrensburg, Johnson Co., Missouri, widowed, plumber, father Westly Oates, mother’s maiden name Lucille Borwn, cause of death pulmonary oldema, informant Thomas W. Oates, Warrensburg, Mo.