More detail on this person: Oliphant and his
family have lived in Copperas Cove for three
years. He was assigned to Company B, 15th
Military Intelligence Battalion, 504th Military
Intelligence Group at Fort Hood.
He was a graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School and
a native of Mt. Pleasant.
Survivors include his wife, Pat Oliphant; three
sons, Mark Oliphant, Russell Oliphant and Eric
Oliphant, all of Copperas Cove; a brother , Sam
Oliphant of Tyler; two sisters, Belinda Buchanan
of Carthage and Elena Holt of Lufkin.
Escort officer was Chief Warrant Officer 4 Tom
Messeder, Pallbearers will be Chief Warrant
Officer 4 Terry Clark, Capt. Nick Grant, Capt,
Steve Doty, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ray Cech, Capt
Vernie Street and Capt. Michael Diver.
He will be buried in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
From: Killeen Daily Herald.
Burial information: Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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