J. S. Oliver Rites Sunday d. 02/21/1968 AGE 83 Funeral services for James Samuel Oliver, 83, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the New Hope Baptist Church, with burial in the New Hope Cemetery. Welch Funeral Home is in charge. The Rev. C. S. Mullins will officiate. Mr. Oliver died last Wednesday at Felix Long Memorial Hospital. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ester Oliver of Route 2, Starkville; one son, James D. Oliver, also of Route 2, Starkville; six brothers, Oscar Oliver of Eupora, Burrell Oliver and John Oliver, both of North Carolina; George Oliver and Hester Oliver, both of Columbus; and Odis Oliver of West Point; two sisters, Mrs. Harum Ballard of Memphis and Mrs. Bessie Barton of Lexington, Miss. Transcribed by C. L. Herrick and donated to http://oktibbehamsgenealogy.org