Oliver Eugene Snow Jr.

Oliver Eugene Snow, Jr. -MACON -Oliver Eugene Snow, Jr., artist, poet, hunter and jogger, died Monday, August 29, 2005. Mr. Snow was the son of Thelma Durden Snow of Soperton, Georgia, and the late Oliver Eugene Snow of Macon. Oliver Snow was a native Georgian. He began his professional career in art while living on the moors of England, painting the English landscapes and devising his own techniques. An avid outdoorsman, he began to paint wildlife early in his career because of what he felt was "the innocence of everything in nature. His later works and collections of British landscapes expressed his longtime love for England, where he and his wife were married. Like the rhythmic words of his poems, Oliver Snow's paintings also speak to the universal language of the heart. His works can be found in many private and corporate collections in the United States and abroad, and have had the distinction of hanging in the American British Embassy, Kensington Palace, and The White House. His portrait of George Whitefield was presented at Gloucester Cathedral. Mr. Snow was an alumnus of Lanier High School and Mercer University. -He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Cathy Coxey Snow; a son, Brant Snow; and his mother, Thelma Snow, all of Macon. -In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Wesleyan College, 4760 Forsyth Rd, Macon, GA 31210; the American Cancer Society or to the charity of one's choice. -Hart's Mortuary has charge of arrangements. X x x x x x x x -The family will greet friends on Wednesday, August 31 at Hart's Mortuary from 6:00P.M. to 8:00 P.M. -Services will be private. Oliver Snow