Thomas Worth Oliver, Jr.

Tommy was a guy that everyone liked; Joyce was the winner, married for 62 years. In high school, he loved to play baseball. In his senior year, he was voted the Most Valuable Player.

He had a Daisy BB gun collection like no other. He loved to share stories about his BB gun collection. He was also known as “Mr. Fixit” for a lot of young men and some not so young.

He enjoyed being a member of the Civil War Reenactments for a short time, and playing golf for a long time. He also had a ball when he and other friends were at the car races.

He loved driving around in his 1957 red Chevrolet convertible, but most of all, he loved his three children, three grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

Tommy was a pipefitter for 30 years and a farmer for 33 years, enjoying his farm, cows, and all the hard work that goes with it.

Tommy was sick for some time, but he never lost his sense of humor or the twinkle in his eyes. Dear Tommy, go rest high on the mountain, your family loves you, and you will be forever in their hearts.

Tommy is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Worth Oliver, Sr. and Nina Jessup Oliver; son, William Lawrence (Billy) Oliver; and sisters, Doris O. Patterson and Jane O. Phillips.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce Pendergrass Oliver; daughter, Laurie Ann Oliver; son, Thomas Worth (Tommy) Oliver, III; grandchildren, William Lawrence (B.J.) Oliver, Jr. (Megan), Brittney Leigh O’Brien (Brennan), and Ashley Ann Oliver; and great-grandchildren, Calli Oliver, Jack Oliver, Molly O’Brien, Aidan O’Brien, Bayen Tillman and Cashius Mitchell.

A Celebration of Life service will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Bethlehem United Methodist Church, 6103 Appomattox Rd., Climax, NC. The family will receive friends in the Fellowship Hall immediately following the service.

The family requests that donations be made in Tommy’s memory to Bethlehem UMC, PO Box 56, Climax, NC 27233 or to AuthoraCare of Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27405.

Advantage Funeral and Cremation Services of Greensboro is assisting the family during this time.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.AdvantageGreensboro.com for the Oliver family.