Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
7:41 am Sunday, February 12, 2017

David Larry Oliver

David Larry Oliver, age 68, from Blue Springs Community in Phil Campbell, passed away Feb. 11 at Helen Keller Hospital.

David proudly served his nation in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era. He was a good man and a good father, and he never met a stranger.

The visitation will be 11 a.m. to noon Feb. 13 at Spry Memorial Chapel, with the funeral following at noon in the chapel. Officiating will be Bro. Chad Beck. Burial will be at Blue Springs Cemetery.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William Harvey Oliver and Lois Townsend Oliver, and brothers, William Harvey Oliver Jr., Paul Oliver and Jerry Oliver.

He leaves to cherish his memory his sons, Jay Wesley Oliver and wife Jo and Nathaniel Cody Oliver and wife Rebekah; granddaughters Abigail Alisa Oliver and Lucille Amelia Messer; brother Silas Oliver; sister Jean; fiancé Mary and her daughter, Andrea; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The pallbearers will be Jay Oliver, Cody Oliver, Keith Wilson and Josh Wilson.

The family would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to the doctors and nurses of Helen Keller Hospital for their love and care.

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