Services for Dora F. Oliver, 87, of Lamesa, will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 26, 2010 in Resthaven’s Abbey Chapel. Burial will follow at Resthaven. Mrs. Oliver passed away on Tuesday, June 22nd. She was born on Jan 8 1923, in Altoga, TX to Earl E. and Dora Ella Lawson Cate. She married J.D. Oliver on February 5, 1949, in Terry County. She had been a longtime resident of Brownfield prior to moving to Lamesa in 2000. She was a member of Brownfield and Lamesa Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by an infant son, Eustace Earl in 1950, and her husband in 1999, and a sister who raised her, Vera Mae Worley, in 1985. Survivors include three daughters, Kay Jones of Cleburne, Rita Rodgers of Brownfield, and Brenda Oliver of Lamesa; eight grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. Memorials are suggested to Interim Hospice or donor’s favorite charity. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, from 5-7 p.m. Arrangements under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home & Memorial Park, Lubbock, TX.
