Background
Smith, Oliver Anderson was born on June 24, 1915 in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. Son of Oliver Anderson and Alva Belle (Seaton) Smith.
Smith, Oliver Anderson was born on June 24, 1915 in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. Son of Oliver Anderson and Alva Belle (Seaton) Smith.
Bachelor of Science, U. Tennessee, 1939.
Supervisor, USDA, Clinton, Tennessee, 1939-1941; appraiser, Federal Land Bank, 1941-1943; principal, Oliver Smith Realty & Auction Company, Knoxville, Tennessee, since 1939. Owner various other businesses including building materials outlets. Estate manager, shopping center developer, Knoxville.
Former trustee Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. Organizer, trustee PCA Presbyterian Church, Knoxville. Founder Oliver A. and Evelyn SmithIrrevocable Trust, Oliver A. and Evelyn Smith Foundation.
Member National Realtors Association, National Appraisers Association, National Auctioneers Association, National Platform Association, Masons (32 degree), Optimists (past president Knoxville chapter).
Married Evelyn Dooley, Dec.14, 1939. Children: Oliver Anderson III, E. Diana Smith Flaherty, Carol Mae Smith Tombras.