Tolliver, Carl E.

1923 - 1998  (74 years)

• Name	Tolliver, Carl E.
  Birth	13 Sep 1923	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	TOLL.C004
  _FGRAVE	64310953
  Military Service	World War II, United States Navy  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	28 Feb 1998  [1]
  Burial	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Tolliver, Carl E.
  		Headstone, Tolliver, Carl E.
  Person ID	I33790	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Tolliver, William Riley,   b. 19 Aug 1872   d. 12 Oct 1941 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Baird, Mayme Florence,   b. 1889   d. 1928 (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F13867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	OLSEN, Ruth E.,   b. 25 Mar 1923, Muskegon County, Michigan d. 29 Oct 2011, Newburgh, Warrick County, Indiana (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	17 Feb 1946	Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California   [2]
  Family ID	F13872	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Sep 1923 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 17 Feb 1946 - Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Burial - - Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was the foster son of Capatora Trexler Price #84285810 and Floyd Price #86712908. He is listed on her obit as their foster son, along with six foster grandchildren. I don't want to link them or don't think they should be. Carl Eugene Tolliver, 74, of Claremont, died at 6:25 p.m, Saturday, Feb. 28, 1998, at his home with family present. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Stasi-Grove Funeral Home in Olney with military rites performed by the VFW of Olney. Pastor Ted Kemp will officiate. The body will be cremated. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials can be made to the Hospice of Southeastern Illinois or Home Care. Tolliver was born Sept. 13, 1923, in Louisville, the son of William R. and Mayme (Baird) Tolliver. He married Ruth E. Olsen Feb. 17, 1946, in Hollywood, Calif. He was a WWII Navy veteran from 1942-1945 and was a retired oil field supervisor for Acme Tool Co. in Borger, Texas. He was a member of VFW Post #4226 in Olney, Military Order of the Cooties 32 of Mt. Carmel, and the First Baptist Church of Olney. He is survived by his wife; five sons, Ron Tolliver and his wife, Betty, of Bonifay, Fla., Gary Tolliver and his wife, Elaine, of Albany, Ga., Bill Tolliver and his wife, Diana, of Monahans, Texas, Wesley “Butch” Tolliver and his wife, Lynn, of Olney, and Steve Tolliver and his wife, Molly, of Olney; one daughter, Charlene Tolliver Rowe, of Claremont; one brother, Ralph Tolliver, of Salem; three sisters, Eva Hickey, of Flora, Florence Hemphill, of Flora, and Mary Riley, of Fairfield; 16 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and foster parents, Floyd and Cappa Price, of Newton, a daughter, Debra, three brothers and a sister. The Olney Daily Mail, March 3, 1998

  
  

• Sources

  [S10462] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Tolliver, Carl E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64310953/carl-eugene-tolliver), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14581] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Tolliver, Carl E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64310953/carl-eugene-tolliver), none. (Reliability: 2).