Passed peacefully away in the arms of her children at the Harbour Lodge Nursing Home, Carbonear on Sunday, November 24, 2013, Julia Margaret Oates of Carbonear, age 93 years. Predeceased by husband: Maxwell; parents: Joseph and Eliza Clarke; sisters: Martha, Jannet, Clarice, Elizabeth and Nellie; brother: Hubert Clarke; granddaughter: Wanda Michelle. Leaving to mourn, six daughters: Marina (Herman) Harris, Harbour Grace, Genevieve (Baden) Hiscock, Carbonear, Beulah (Raymond) Fitgerald, St. John's, Yvonne Barnes, Mount Pearl, Sandra (Randell) Mercer, Gander and Ruth (Wayne) O'Brien, Conception Bay South; seven sons: Max (Christine), New Brunswick, Hubert (Beverley), Harbour Grace, Clarence (Judy), P.E.I., Eric (Marilyn), Bay Roberts, Barry (Elizabeth), St. John's, Terry (Allison), Nova Scotia and Craig (Bruce), Carbonear; special sister-inlaw: Lillian Clarke, Victoria. Twenty-nine grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; two greatgreat-grandchildren; also a large number of other relatives and friends. Special thanks to all the staff at the Harbour Lodge Nursing Home, East two and Dr. Kay. Resting at Noel's Funeral Home, Water Street, Carbonear. Funeral service to take place on Wednesday, November 27 at 2:00 p.m. from Noel's Memorial Chapel, Carbonear. Interment in Park Avenue United Cemetery, Carbonear South. In lieu of flower, as an expression of sympathy, donations in her memory may be made to Bethany United Church, Carbonear. Visitation hours at Noel's Funeral Home are 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily. For additional information please call Noel's Funeral Home at 596-5750 or visit www.noelsfuneralhome.com to sign the memorial guest book.