Background
Oakley, David Lyons was born on October 20, 1910 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of David Lyons and Emma Inge (Jones) Oakley.
Oakley, David Lyons was born on October 20, 1910 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of David Lyons and Emma Inge (Jones) Oakley.
Bachelor of Laws, John R. Neal College Law, 1937; Bachelor of Science, U. Tennessee, 1953; Master of Science, U. Tennessee, 1958.
Title attorney, Tennessee Valley Authority, Paris, Tennessee, 1938-1942; senior attorney, United States Atomic Energy Commission, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1946-1972; of counsel, Kramer, Rayson, Leake, Morgan and Rodgers, Knoxville, Tennessee, since 1973.
Vestryman, treasurer, senior warden St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Oak Ridge, 1946-1957. Vestryman Church of the Ascension, Knoxville, 1957-1960. Board member, president Overlook Mental Health Center, Knoxville, 1977-1978.
Captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945, European Theatre of Operations. Member American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association (senior counselor), Knoxville Bar Association, Rotary, Club LeConte.
Married Dorothy Helen James, Apr.16, 1933. Children: David Lyons III, James Sherman.