Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Oliver, Samuel C., 1942 

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SAMUEL OLIVER TAKEN BY DEATH 

  Samuel C. Oliver, 72, father of Mrs. R.N. Baker, Jr., of Suffolk, died at 
his home on the Smithfield Road last night at 11:15. 

  He was a farmer, and a native of Nansemond county, he was born January 15, 
1870, the son of Alex W. Oliver and Mrs. Mary Lucy Oliver. 

  He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Eureka Ashburn Oliver, and the following 
sons and daughters. Ashburn Oliver, Roanoke; S.C. Oliver, Jr., Wightville, 
N.C.; Captain R.H. Oliver, War Department, Washington, D.C.; Mrs. Louise 
Oliver Wright, of Nansemond County; Mrs. Glenn C. Wenner, Staunton, Va., Mrs. 
Harold C. Hart, Washington; Mrs. Harry F. Smith, Roanoke, Va., and Mrs. 
Baker. 

  Two sisters and a brother also are living.  They are Mrs. George Jackson, 
and Mrs. R.L. Modlin, both of Suffolk.  One brother, Andrew J. Oliver, also 
is living, as well as a number of nieces and nephews. 

  The body was removed to the R.W. Baker and Company Funeral Home.  Services 
will be conducted at 4 p.m. tomorrow by Dr. A.L. Franklin, pastor of the Main 
Street Methodist church, at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Cedar Hill 
Cemetery. 


Samuel Columbus OLIVER, farmer, 
b. 15 Jan 1870, Nansemond Co., d. 12 Jul 1942, Nansemond Co., 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block S, Lot 8*), Suffolk, 13 Jul 1942, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 20, No. 96, Mon., July 13, 1942, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Cedar Hill list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Steve Poole - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #91510069. 

His parents are buried in Block C, Lot 97. 

D.Cert. 16362 (Chuckatuck #189) 

His peanut harvest was to be filmed Sat., 29 Sep 1945, for the Fitzpatrick 
   Travel Talks.  ("Suffolk News-Herald," Sep. 27, 1945, p. 8) 

His father (1843 - 1898) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private 
   in Co. A, 16th VA Infantry. 


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