Bobbie Deloise Olliff Obituary (1936 - 2017)

Bobbie Deloise Olliff, died peacefully on June 30, 2017 at E.T. York Hospice Care Center in Gainesville, FL. Bobbie was born October 10, 1936, in Ashford, Alabama to Roosevelt and Lemmie (Thompson) Johnson. She married Donathan Olliff in Ardela Community in Southeast Alabama on August 18, 1955, and together they raised Karen and Gregory. She loved to garden, travel, rock hunt, lapidary, fish, bird watch, and participate in community affairs. Bobbie worked for many years as an emergency room nurse at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, AL. They moved back to the Gainesville area in 2002. Her survivors include her husband Donathan, her daughter Karen (William) Kyle from Tallahassee, her son Gregory (Joyce) from Mary Ester, a brother Billy Max Johnson (Irene) from Ft. Walton Beach, FL, and a sister-in-law Dorothy Johnson of Dothan, AL, as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She will be greatly missed by all those who loved her. A Service of Remembrance will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday July 5, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church 14805 NW 140th Street Alachua, FL 32615. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, the First United Methodist Church of Alachua, or the charity of your choice.