She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Johnnie B. Oliver; son, J.W. Oliver; daughter, Jane Oliver Jones; parents, John D. and Mary Holder Crigger; brothers: Royce Crigger, Howard Crigger, and Gaston Crigger; sisters: Ethel Cross, Virginia Dudley, Ellen G. Shephard, and Hersheline Crigger.
Mrs. Oliver played basketball for the Columbia Central High Lady Lions in 1946 and 1947. Living close to Riverside School, Mrs. Oliver began babysitting children in her home before and after school. This soon led to caring for numerous children full-time. She was a member of Eastside (Southgate) Church of Christ but most recently attended North View Church of Christ.
Services for Mrs. Oliver will be Monday, October 5, 2020, a Williams Funeral Home in Columbia beginning at 1 p.m. The family will receive friends from 11:00 until service time. Burial will follow at Polk Memorial Gardens.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Johnnie B. Oliver; son, J.W. Oliver; daughter, Jane Oliver Jones; parents, John D. and Mary Holder Crigger; brothers: Royce Crigger, Howard Crigger, and Gaston Crigger; sisters: Ethel Cross, Virginia Dudley, Ellen G. Shephard, and Hersheline Crigger.
Mrs. Oliver played basketball for the Columbia Central High Lady Lions in 1946 and 1947. Living close to Riverside School, Mrs. Oliver began babysitting children in her home before and after school. This soon led to caring for numerous children full-time. She was a member of Eastside (Southgate) Church of Christ but most recently attended North View Church of Christ.
Services for Mrs. Oliver will be Monday, October 5, 2020, a Williams Funeral Home in Columbia beginning at 1 p.m. The family will receive friends from 11:00 until service time. Burial will follow at Polk Memorial Gardens.
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