Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, December 31, 1993 TAG: 9401030172
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
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OBIT OLIVER, ROBERT J.
OLIVER, Robert J., 80, of 3311 Collingwood Street, N.E., passed away
Wednesday, December 29, 1993. He was an active member of Huntington Court
United Methodist Church and was retired chief special agent N&W Railway. He is
survived by his wife, Josephine W. Oliver; one son and daughter-in-law, Robert
B. Oliver and Jo Hylton Oliver of Blacksburg; granddaughters, Lori Oliver of
Columbus, N.C., Mary Beth Oliver and husband, John Christman of Blacksburg;
three sisters, Helen O. Britton of Chesapeake, Virginia O. McNabb of Salt Lake
City, Utah, Edna O. Scott of Wytheville; three brothers, John W. Oliver of
Bluefield, W.Va., Paul E. Oliver of Bluefield, W.Va., Taz H. Oliver of Tucson,
Ariz.; one sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Glenna McLaughlin and husband,
Jess of Cocoa, Fla. Funeral services will be conducted from Oakey's North
Chapel 1 p.m. Friday, December 31, with the Rev. Dr. Alton M. Washington and
Mr. Jim Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. In
lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
by CNB