Wise Co., TX. - Obits:  J.V. Woolaver - 1927-2000
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J.V. Woolaver
1927-2000

Service for J.V. Woolaver, 73, of Abilene was Saturday, at Calvary 
Baptist Church in Abilene with the Rev. Wayne Oglesby and Jerry Poteet
officiating. Burial followed in Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene.
Woolaver died Thursday, April 20, 2000, in Abilene.

Born March 9, 1927, in Decatur, Woolaver was raised and attended schools
in Wise County. He lived in Cisco, Albany, Breckenridge, Abilene and San
Antonio, returning to Abilene in 1977. He was self-employed in the well 
servicing business and later worked for the Texas Railroad Commission in
the Oil and Gas Division until he retired in 1981.

Woolaver and his wife, Marie Weir Woolaver, whom he married in Fort 
Worth on Dec. 7, 1946, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 
1996.  
 
Woolaver was an active member and deacon of Calvary Baptist Church and 
was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. 
He was preceded in death by a son, Randy Woolaver in 1994.

Survivors include his wife, Marie, of Abilene; two daughters and 
sons-in-law, Sandra and Bill Adling of Lubbock and Donna and Jim Leech 
of Albany; three brothers, Calvin and Bill Woolaver, both of Decatur 
and Ray Woolaver of Bridgeport; a sister, Maye Lefler of Fort Worth; 
and five grandchildren, Jennifer Marie Adling, Dustin Whittaker Adling,
James Cody Leech, Kimberly Dee Leech and Brittany Hull.

Pallbearers were Dennis Cotten, L.J. Nelms, Bob Johnson, Gil Leonard, 
Lowell Fine, J. Lee Pruett, Claude Burton and Ewing Nelson.

Memorial contributions may be made to Calvary Baptist Church Contingency
Fund, 1165 Minter Lane, Abilene, TX 79603 or West Texas Rehabilitation 
Center, 4601 Hartford, Abilene, TX 79605.
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