Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
BirthSep 19, 1918, Guilford County, North Carolina [35826]
DeathAug 1, 2004, Guilford County, North Carolina [35826]
BurialRehobeth Methodist Church, 4475 Rehobeth Church Road, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [35826]
FlagsUS Army Air Corps, World War II
FatherJames Henry OLIVER Sr. (1889-1962)
MotherElla Etta Blanche CLAPP (1898-1993)
Spouses
Obituary Online notes for James Henry OLIVER Jr.
J. H. "Jay" Oliver Jr., 85, passed away Sunday, Aug. 1, 2004, at Maryfield Nursing Home.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rehobeth United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ralph Eanes officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Jay was born on Sept. 19, 1918, to the late Etta and J. H. "Jim" Oliver Sr., in Guilford County. A graduate of Sumner High School, he attended North Carolina State University, where he studied agriculture and poultry science. With WW II looming, he vacated his senior year and entered the Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet program, where he earned his pilot wings and was commissioned as a lieutenant. He became a flight instructor and subsequently qualified as a B-29 aircraft commander. It was at that time that he met and married his beloved Gwen, who became his soulmate for 55 years until her death. He was a lifetime resident of Guilford County, a farmer, a deputy sheriff and a lifetime member of Rehobeth United Methodist Church. He was also an active "life" member of the Sumner Civitan Club and the Guilford County Cattleman's Association.
Survivors include his children, Michael J. Oliver and his wife, Anne of Memphis, Tenn., Sheila Oliver Inman, James H. Oliver III, and his wife, Gail, Shannon H. Oliver and his wife, Cindy, all of Greensboro; sisters and brother, Iris Fields, Ada Burge, Bessie Spivey (deceased), Helen Venable, Betty Jobe, Bill Oliver, Joan Fields; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and two step grandchildren. [35826]
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rehobeth United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ralph Eanes officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Jay was born on Sept. 19, 1918, to the late Etta and J. H. "Jim" Oliver Sr., in Guilford County. A graduate of Sumner High School, he attended North Carolina State University, where he studied agriculture and poultry science. With WW II looming, he vacated his senior year and entered the Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet program, where he earned his pilot wings and was commissioned as a lieutenant. He became a flight instructor and subsequently qualified as a B-29 aircraft commander. It was at that time that he met and married his beloved Gwen, who became his soulmate for 55 years until her death. He was a lifetime resident of Guilford County, a farmer, a deputy sheriff and a lifetime member of Rehobeth United Methodist Church. He was also an active "life" member of the Sumner Civitan Club and the Guilford County Cattleman's Association.
Survivors include his children, Michael J. Oliver and his wife, Anne of Memphis, Tenn., Sheila Oliver Inman, James H. Oliver III, and his wife, Gail, Shannon H. Oliver and his wife, Cindy, all of Greensboro; sisters and brother, Iris Fields, Ada Burge, Bessie Spivey (deceased), Helen Venable, Betty Jobe, Bill Oliver, Joan Fields; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and two step grandchildren. [35826]
Obituary Online notes for Gwendolyn Glee (Spouse 1)
Gwen Oliver, loving wife, mother and grandmother, has gone to be with her Lord. Gwendolyn Glee (Greenwood) Oliver, 75, of 4003 Viewmont Dr., died Thursday, Aug. 20, 1998, at Moses Cone Hospital.
The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, at Rehobeth United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery.
A native of Oklahoma, Mrs. Oliver was a member of Rehobeth United Methodist Church for over 50 years and was active in the Friendly Sunday School Class and her Circle. She was a leader in too many scout troups, youth groups, PTA, and community groups to list them all.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thelma (Boswell) and Hutson Greenwood, Sr.; brother, Hutson Greenwood, Jr. and half-brother, Jack Singer.
She is survived by her husband, James Henry Oliver, Jr. of the home; children, Sheila Gaye Inman of Raleigh, Michael Jay Oliver of Memphis, Tenn., James Henry Oliver, III and Shannon Hutson Oliver, both of Greensboro; sisters, Flo VonTungeln of El Reno, Okla., Annette Haws of Ft. Worth, Texas; and grandchildren, Aric Inman, Julie Inman, Aaron Oliver, Laura Oliver, Meredith Inman, Amy Oliver, Amanda Oliver, Ashley Oliver, Justin Martin, and Angie Martin.
Gwen's love was tireless and unconditional. She never knew how to hurt, only how to love. Her grandchildren were the center of her universe and she cherished each one equally.
It's just not fair for the world to lose Gwen and Sheri Lewis in the same year.
Greensboro News & Record (NC) - Monday, August 24, 1998 [35827]
The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, 1998, at Rehobeth United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery.
A native of Oklahoma, Mrs. Oliver was a member of Rehobeth United Methodist Church for over 50 years and was active in the Friendly Sunday School Class and her Circle. She was a leader in too many scout troups, youth groups, PTA, and community groups to list them all.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thelma (Boswell) and Hutson Greenwood, Sr.; brother, Hutson Greenwood, Jr. and half-brother, Jack Singer.
She is survived by her husband, James Henry Oliver, Jr. of the home; children, Sheila Gaye Inman of Raleigh, Michael Jay Oliver of Memphis, Tenn., James Henry Oliver, III and Shannon Hutson Oliver, both of Greensboro; sisters, Flo VonTungeln of El Reno, Okla., Annette Haws of Ft. Worth, Texas; and grandchildren, Aric Inman, Julie Inman, Aaron Oliver, Laura Oliver, Meredith Inman, Amy Oliver, Amanda Oliver, Ashley Oliver, Justin Martin, and Angie Martin.
Gwen's love was tireless and unconditional. She never knew how to hurt, only how to love. Her grandchildren were the center of her universe and she cherished each one equally.
It's just not fair for the world to lose Gwen and Sheri Lewis in the same year.
Greensboro News & Record (NC) - Monday, August 24, 1998 [35827]