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Tony Max Oliver, originally of Conway, SC, died of heart complications in Oklahoma on December 14. He was 72 years old. Known as "T.O.," Mr. Oliver was born in Conway, SC on March 1, 1943 and grew up in Pawley's Island, SC. He spent his teenage years cropping tobacco in nearby Aynor, attended Aynor High School and later graduated from R.L. Osborne High School in Marietta, GA in 1962. Mr. Oliver joined the Marine Corps after high school graduation and served three tours of duty with distinction in Vietnam between 1965 and 1971. After his military service, Mr. Oliver enjoyed a successful sales career in the glass industry beginning with Southern Wholesale Glass in Marietta and culminating with Arch Aluminum and Glass in Charleston, SC. He enjoyed fishing, boating, golf, pool, auto racing, and relaxing with his extended family every summer for a week in Myrtle Beach. Mr. Oliver is preceded in death by his father, Jesse Hendrick Oliver and his mother, Dorothy Elizabeth Lambert, both originally of Conway and later of Marietta, and his grandparents, Willie Joe and Anna Oliver of Conway and Hub and Ruth Harrelson Lambert of Aynor. He is survived by his loving daughter Angela Oliver Caddell and son-in-law Cody Caddell of Norman, OK; his grandchildren, Olivia and Cooper Caddell of Norman; his best friend and former wife of more than 30 years, Brenda Oliver of Marietta; his sister Judy Miller and brother-in-law Lester Miller of Atlanta and Los Angeles; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Larry Oliver and Diane Oliver of Marietta and Joey Oliver and Sharon Oliver of Jacksonville, FL; his nephews, Shane Oliver and his wife, Scottie, of Milton, GA and Scott Oliver and his fiancé, Heather Thompson, of Atlanta; his grand-nephew, Penton Oliver of Milton; his aunts, Daphne Lambert Chestnut of Savannah, GA and Gen Lambert of Conway; and numerous cousins. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 29 at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel. Burial will follow at Salem Baptist Church in Aynor. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home A Memorial Service will also be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30 at Labelle Heights Baptist Church in Marietta, GA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in his memory to Vietnam Veterans of America 8719 Colesville Rd. Suite # 100 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Goldfinch Funeral Home Conway Chapel is serving the family.

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Tony Oliver

March 1, 1943 - December 14, 2015