Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Oliver, William J., 1923 

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CAPTAIN WILLIAM J. OLIVER

   Captain William J. Oliver, one of the most prominent and universally esteemed 
residents of Suffolk, died at his home in Linden Avenue here this afternoon at 6 
o’clock after a lingering illness. He was in his eighty-seventh year. He was a 
Confederate veteran, and was for years active in public life of the county. He 
was for sixteen years commissioner of revenue of Nansemond County. He was the 
oldest member of Main Street Methodist Church, and a member of Colonel Tom Smith 
Camp, Confederate Veterans. He was a native of Nansemond County and had for many 
years been resident of Suffolk.

   Captain Oliver is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. J.F. Lawrence and 
Mrs. Jim F. Campbell, both of Petersburg; and two sons, K.J. Oliver, of 
Baltimore, and Floyd J. Oliver, of Suffolk; and by five grandchildren. Funeral 
arrangements will be announced later.


[Captain William J. OLIVER, b. Nansemond Co., d. 19 Sep 1923, Suffolk, age 87, 
 interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, 
 donated obit, newspaper unknown] 

[file transcribed by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
 and re-formatted by File Manager.]