Walt and John Oakley moved to the area in Sept. '93 from Omaha, Nebraska. They had a pre- owned dealership there. After numerous 20“+ snow winters and below 0 frigid temperatures. They decided to sell out and move to the Ozarks and semi retire. They wanted something to do and they opened up Oakley Auto World. One thing led to another and now Oakley Auto World is one of the nicest pre owned dealerships in the area. She has been in the auto sales industry since the late 70's starting out at a Chevrolet dealership in Kansas City. She has sold new and pre-owned vehicles. She has 2 children and 2 grand children that live in the area.

Jack had just got out of the Navy and was going to go into the Merchant Marines and met his wife Wendy while helping the family move to the Ozarks. They got married and he and his wife decided that Jack would stay in the area and help with Oakley Auto World. Jack for several years was the only salesperson at the dealership. Now he is the buyer of the vehicles and bids cars that the dealership trade for. Also taking care of the some customer relations. Jack and Wendy now have 2 children Alexis and Jake.

Scott graduated high school here locally. Being around the car business all of his life he was trying to decide if he was going to go college or just work as a salesperson. He decided to try selling cars for the summer and see how it was. He sold a car on the first day and has been doing it ever since. He recently got married to Lindsey in Apr 06.

Chis went into the Army for a few years after graduation. That is when he met the Oakley's and it just clicked. He has been here at Oakley Auto World now since 1998. He and his wife Jennifer have 2 boys Christopher and Chase where they live here in the area.

Mike claims he is the best in the business at the vehicles ready. Mike has had several people from coast to coast stop by and compliment on how clean the cars are. He prides himself in being the best. Mike and his Wife Tiffany have three children Starting from the oldest to the youngest. Shasta, Preston and Austin.

Sammie is our newest edition of the crew. She was a Christmas present for Scott's wife. Sammie comes to work everyday and helps with the greeting of the clients that come to the dealership. She is especially good with children and loves to play fetch with them.