George Jeffries Oliver Jr.

Dr. Oliver was born the only child of George Jeffries Oliver, Sr. and Clara Bell Oliver on November 10, 1923 in Norfolk, VA and grew up on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. He graduated from the University of Richmond in 1944. Dr. Oliver went to medical school at the Medical College of Virginia during World War II as part of the Navy V-12 training program. Following his graduation in 1947 he served on active duty in the United States Air Force for nearly ten years at various Air Force medical facilities around the country. Dr. Oliver remained in the United States Air Force reserves until his retirement from the Air Force.

In 1958 Dr. Oliver settled in Williamsburg where he set up his medical practice in general surgery and gynecology. He was on the medical staff at Williamsburg's Bell Hospital. Dr. Oliver was then one of the founding physicians of Williamsburg Community Hospital and served as the chief of medical staff for several terms. He retired from the active practice of medicine in 1987.

Outside of his medical practice, Dr. Oliver also served the community's medical needs in other capacities. His greatest joy was serving as the team physician for William and Mary athletics, primarily the football team, from the early 1960s to his official retirement in 2004. He was an early practitioner of sports medicine and dearly loved his work with the athletes, training staff, and coaches at William and Mary – for decades he was a fixture on the sidelines at Zable Stadium. For many years, Dr. Oliver was also the medical director for the Anheuser Busch Golf Classic at the Kingsmill Golf Course - a volunteer position in which he was able to combine his medical skills with one of his other passions: golf.

Dr. Oliver was a lifetime member of the Medical College of Virginia Alumni Association, serving as its president for one term. He was also a six year member of the Williamsburg School Board. Local swimmers of a past era will also remember Dr. Oliver as the head starter for the Motor House Swim Team.

Dr. Oliver will be deeply missed by his family to which he was completely devoted. He is survived by his wife of sixty-six years, Barbara Richardson; his three children: Jeff (Penny) Oliver of Lafayette, CO; Lou (Tom) Brooks of Spring Lake, NC; Dougie (Jim) Winthrop of Williamsburg; seven grandchildren: Katie Brooks Webster, Elizabeth Winthrop, Jonathan Oliver, Alex Brooks Hammill, Jack Winthrop, Tyler Oliver, and Jane Winthrop; and three great grandchildren: Braxton Webster, Olivia Hammill and Lucas Webster. Dr. Oliver is also survived by his first cousin, Katharine Langhorne Oliver.

Services will be held on Saturday, March 19 at 2:00PM at the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. There will be no visitation and interment will be private. The Nelsen Funeral Home of Williamsburg is handling the arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, Memorial donations in memory of Dr. Oliver may be made to the William and Mary Athletic Educational Foundation at www.tribeathletics.com or to Child Development Resources at P.O. Box 280, Norge, VA 23127.

Finally, the family is grateful to the nurses, physicians, and staff of Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center for the exceptional care they provided Dr. Oliver over the past several years.