Obituary of Olen Glenn Revis

Olen Revis, age 83, of Sylva passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville. A native and lifelong resident of Jackson County, he was the son of the late Robert Lon and Amy Bumgarner Revis. He was a member of Sylva First Baptist Church and attended Loves Chapel Methodist Church up until his health declined. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers; Howard, Paul, Bruce, Kenneth, Johnny and Jack; sisters, Georgia Coltrane and Inez Bradsher Olen enjoyed woodworking and retired from A & P Supermarket after forty-three years. Surviving are his wife of fifty-two years, Gail Leatherwood Revis; one son, Mark Revis of Sylva; one grandson, Harvey Revis, who he loved dearly; three sisters, Phoebe Hooper of Cullowhee, Betty Taylor (Jim) of Louisiana, and Shirley Moses of Sylva; two sister-in-laws; Peggy Revis of Sylva and Nancy Revis of Franklin and In-Laws- Bill (Gretchen) Leatherwood and Karen (Paul) Ingram both of Sylva Private services will be held at a later date. In Olen's memory, donations can be made to Loves Chapel Methodist Church, 41 Lovedale Rd, Sylva, NC, 28779 or to one's favorite charity. Comments on line will be private