D.Stewart “Stew” Oliver

Douglas Stewart "Stew" Oliver, Sr., age 82, passed away at home in Rocky Mount, NC, Monday, March 14, 2011. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA, on October 16, 1928 to the late James Guy Oliver of Crewe, VA, and Alexandra Stewart Oliver of Toronto, Canada. In addition to his parents, he grew up with his older brother, Thomas Barrett Oliver, and his younger sister, Ellen Oliver Parsons. Stew graduated in 1946 from Carnegie High School where he was an Eagle Scout and where he honed his skills tying knots. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1950 with a degree in mining engineering. While at Virginia Tech, he won the 1950 Southern Conference Wrestling Championship (175 lbs). He was a First Lieutenant in the US Army Corps of Engineering during the Korean War. In 1953, he married Jane Reynolds from Alexandria, VA, and they had three children. After working in New York City, they settled in Alexandria in 1957 and Stew formed his own soil engineering business (Granger & Oliver). In 1993 he retired from the Tompkins Construction Co. He and Jane moved to Rocky Mount in 2005. Stew leaves his wife of 58 years, Jane; two daughters, Elizabeth Oliver Regan and partner Lisa Howe of Gloucester, MA, and Susan Oliver Gerlak and husband Joseph of Baltimore, MD; and one son, Douglas Stewart Oliver Jr. and his wife Anne Brackin Oliver of Salt Lake City, UT. Stew also leaves five grandchildren, Leks, Morgan, Anneke, Charlie and Louisa. A service to remember Stew will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 21, 2011, at the Church of the Good Shepherd with the Rev. Scott White officiating. A reception at the church will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Church of the Good Shepherd, 231 N. Church Street, Rocky Mount NC 27804. Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home, 1130 N. Winstead Ave., Rocky Mount, NC. You may share your memories and send condolences to the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com. Service Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church 231 N. Church Street Rocky Mount, NC 27804 ID ) ); ?>"> --> 252-442-1134 --> | Monday 3/21, 11:00 am