A Requiem Mass for Mr. Bruce Sterling Oatman will be celebrated at 10 am Thursday, October 18, 2012 at St. Gerards Catholic Church. A Mass and burial will take place in Rome, NY, next week. The family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon, 2-4 pm at GEORGE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTER, 211 Park Ave., SW, Aiken. Mr. Oatman, beloved husband of Laverne Oatman, 88, died on Monday, October 15, 2012 at Aiken Regional Medical Center after an illness.