Townson-Rose Funeral Home

Obituary for Oliver Wooten


10/16/1939 - 11/09/2020


Oliver “Red” Wooten, age 81 of Andrews, NC went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 9, 2020.

He was born and raised in Andrews, NC. Red worked as a logger in his younger days. Then he retired from “The Marble Company & Baker Furniture”. He loved to work. Red had a passion for cracking walnuts and being able to give to people. He loved people to visit him.

He was preceded in death by his parents Adam and Pawnee Rogers Wooten; two sisters Ellen Coleman and Opal Adams; two brothers Robert Wooten and Woody Wooten; and a dear companion Wanda Day.

Oliver is survived by his loving daughter Robin Reynolds and husband Tom of Sylva, NC; son Wendell Wooten of Andrews, NC; two sisters, Stella and Lamar Ledford of Andrews, NC and Rosa and Phillip Crawford of Andrews, NC; one brother, Newell and Barbara Wooten of Andrews; grandchildren, Colton Newton, Keisha Borden, Corey Carringer; Cindy Day, who was like a daughter and Noah Mansker, who was like a grandson; one great grand daughter Paisley Borden; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at the Townson-Rose Chapel in Andrews. Rev. Eddie Hardin will officiate. Burial will be at Valleytown Cemetery. Pallbearers are Jimmy Carringer, Junior Coleman, Johnny Coleman, Robert Fulford, Clayton McKinney and Jake Adam. Honorary pallbearers are Jake Reynolds and Adam Wooten. The service will include singers Marty Hooper, Tammy Hooper and Karen Hodge. The family will receive friends from 11 am – 1 pm on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at the Townson-Rose Chapel in Andrews.

You may send tributes to the family at www.townson-rose.com

Townson-Rose Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.


You may send tributes to the family at www.townson-rose.com