Edgar Leeroy Oliver

Edgar Leeroy Oliver, 87, of Lumberton, passed away on February 13, 2020, at his home.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 16, 2020, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont. Officiating will be Jason Mitchell. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont.

Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., prior to the service, at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home in Beaumont.

Born in Steep Creek, Texas, on April 22, 1932, he was the son of Edgar Oliver and Erbie Gray (Pauline) Oliver. Leeroy served bravely in the U.S. Air Force. He was an avid gardener, and owned and operated a flea market in Lumberton, Texas. Leeroy was a loving husband, a wonderful father, and an exuberant grandfather. He will be dearly missed by all those whose lives he touched.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Edgar and Erbie Oliver; son, Baby Boy Oliver; brothers, John Irvin Oliver, and Cecil Frank Oliver; and granddaughter, Wendy Oliver.

He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Charlene Oliver; daughters, Debbie Oliver Lee and husband Kevin of Silsbee, and Linda Oliver of Katy; sons, Bruce Oliver of Vidor, Marvin Oliver and wife Lindy of Center, and Stanley Oliver of Kountze; and sister, Dorothy Dodson of Silsbee; along with numerous grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Serving as pallbearers will be Stanley Oliver, Marvin Oliver, Bruce Oliver, and Kevin Lee.