Mrs. Virginia Blackburn Oliver

April 26, 1929 - October 21, 2016

Mrs. Virginia Blackburn Oliver, 87, of Stone Mountain, GA passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 at Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, GA. Mrs. Oliver was born in Atkinson, NC on April 26, 1929, daughter of the late William Samuel Blackburn and the late Berth Lee Carroll Blackburn. She was an IRS Agent having worked with the United States Government. Survivors include her son, David Oliver of Stone Mountain, GA; brother, Millard Blackburn of Florence, SC; and sister, Pauline Baldwin of Siler City, NC. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Samuel Reeves Oliver; brothers, Ernest Blackburn and Roland Blackburn; sisters, Lois Bunn, Lucile Patrick and Mary Edens. Funeral services will be held at the Pruitt Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 with Dr/ Malcolm Herndon officiating. Interment will follow in the Middle River Cemetery in Carnesville, GA. The family will receive friends at Pruitt Funeral Home from 12:00 P.M. until the funeral hour on Tuesday afternoon. Flowers are optional; memorials may be made to Emmanuel College or to a charity of one’s choice. Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.