Elroy Oliver Jr
1952-09-20 2007-10-09Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Mount Zion Baptist Church with the Rev. James Collins, pastor, officiating and the Rev. Edgar Cofer assisting. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Warford-Walker Mortuary, 509 N. Hughes St.
Elroy Oliver Jr. was born Sept. 20, 1952, in Corpus Christi. He attended elementary and middle schools there. After moving to Amarillo, he attended Palo Duro High School, where he was a member of the track and field team. He won state competition for the high jump in 1972. After graduating from Palo Duro, he joined the U.S. Army for a short period, leaving there to attend Hobbs State College in Hobbs, N.M. He worked for NWTH for five years as a floor technician.
Survivors include his wife, Laurie High-Oliver; six sons, Elroy Oliver III, Carlos Oliver, Juantay Oliver, Stephon Oliver, Sherrard Oliver and Gary Ammons Jr.; six daughters, Brandi Oliver, Ronda Oliver, Nette Oliver, Porshina Oliver, Michelle Oliver and Shari High; his mother, Alta Mae Williams; two sisters, Annie M. Henry and Ruth M. Williams; 20 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends.
The Love Of God still draws broken men from their tombs of pain today just as it drew Lazarus centuries ago. They quickly respond to the call of hope, yet when they emerge,they are still bound,trapped & wrapped in the odor of decay.Many of us are bound and tied with paralyzing issues of the past. We have moved into the light of the God Who calls us, but we can move no farther; we are bound hand and foot with the grave clothes of our pain.There is no bondage so tight,no tragedy so overwhelming that you cannot unravel yourself and move on. Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before God that he stands or falls and he will be upheld,for the Lord is able to make him stand
tribute by Elroy Oliver IIILive the life that you love&love the life that you live.From the frantic Atlantic 2 the perifict Pacific- be the best at whatever you are! Shoot for the Moon& if you miss it hang on to a star.
tribute by Elroy Oliver IIIIf it’s grass on the field then the game can be played ð
tribute by Pastor Elroi Oliver III