Mrs. Margie Gaither Oliver

Jeffcoat Funeral Home 255 Friendship Road Tallassee, AL 36078 Tel (334) 283-6801 Mrs. Margie “Ma” Gaither Oliver, a resident of Tallassee, Alabama, passed away Sunday, September 29, 2013, at the age of 87. Funeral services will be Tuesday, October 01, 2013, at 11:00 am at Bethlehem East Baptist Church with Rev. Chris Whittington and Rev. Faron Golden officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Jeffcoat Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends Tuesday, October 01, 2013, from 10:00 am until service time at Bethlehem East Baptist Church. Mrs. Oliver is survived by her daughter, Kathie Cobb (Wayne); daughter-in-law, Vicki Oliver Baker (Ray); grandchildren, Arthur Oliver, Philann Stewart (Ryan), Jennifer Whittington (Chris), Melissa Cleondis (Dean) and Laura Handey (Jeffery); great grandchildren, Davis Cleondis, Anna Marie Cleondis, Eli Whittington, Abram Whittington, Cobb Stewart, Clara Rose Stewart, Ryan Philip Stewart and Dillon Handey. She is preceded in death by her husband, Sgt. Arthur Oliver; sons, Ted Oliver and Phil Oliver; parents, Marvin and Lillian Gaither and her brother, Ray Gaither. Active pallbearers will be Ryan Stewart, Arthur Oliver, Dean Cleondis, Brad McGill, Brad Echols and Jeffery Handey. Margie Oliver, known with great affection to all her family and friends as “Ma” was a champion of nature, civil rights and most of all, family. She always took great pleasure in her faith and devotion to the Lord, who’s continual care and presence saw her through many difficult times. Ma spent her entire life with her hands in the dirt, selflessly giving her beautiful flowers to church, weddings, parties, the ill and friends. After her husband’s death in 1963, Margie singlehandedly raised her three children, what we might call a “true working mother.” We, as a family, will miss her greatly – her heart, her strong hands, will and nerves of steel. Every blossom that grows, every sunrise and sunset, every tree that drops a pecan or sprouts a leaf, will always be a tender reminder of her love and remarkable life. Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com.