OBITUARY: Mercedes Fitzgerald Oliver, 1997 SOURCE: unknown newspaper CONTRIBUTOR: Carol Harlow ------------------------------------------------------ Mercedes Fitzgerald Oliver, 76, of Arrington died Friday, Jan. 17, 1997. She was the wife of the late Samuel Bernard Oliver . Born in Nelson County on Feb. 13, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Ashley and Lorretta Fitzgerald. She was a homemaker and a member of Evergreen Christian Church. She is survived by two daughters, Janetta O. Farish of Charlottesville and Phyllis O. Harvey of Arrington; a son, Carrie Wayne Oliver of Waynesboro; a sister, Dorothy F. Sorliengas of Hernando, Fla.; Carrie Maye Jenkins Fitzgerald of Hardy; Irene Jenkins, Lola Jenkins and Martha Jenkins; a half-brother, Lloyd Arthur Jenkins; seven grandchildren, and four great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, sister, half-brother and three grandchildren. A funeral service was conducted at Piney River Funeral Home by the Rev. David Blevins and Chaplain Marvin W. Barbre with burial at Jonesboro Cemetery in Roseland. ****************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ******************************************************************