Mr. Amos Crestwell Toliver

Celebrating The Life Of Amos Crestwell Toliver: Amos Creswell Toliver was born in Birmingham, Alabama on September 24, 1941 to Richard and Lucille Toliver. Amos was one of seven siblings born to this union. Amos accepted Christ at an early age. He attended St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama during the years he resided in the south. He was a member of his son's church Abundant Life Tabernacle until his untimely death. Amos graduated from Carver High School and immediately enlisted into the service of the United States of America Army. During his time in the military he joined a masonic organization called Free and Accepted Masons where he faithfully served during his active years. During the late sixties Amos moved to Detroit, Michigan where he gained employment as an automotive worker at Chrysler Corporation and married his childhood sweetheart Bernice Houston Toliver. To that union six children were born. Anthony E. Houston (Irene), Gelita Duncan (Titus), Patricia Houston, Samantha Ajagu, Leola Scott and Lalita Clegg. Amos eventually re-married a wonderful lady Jacquetta Toliver whom loved and took great care of him until her death. Amos was a devout fisherman; he loved to fish and to sit at the river from sunup until sundown. He would oftentimes take his family fishing with him. He wanted to do what he loved with whom he loved. He would get made fun of because he had majority daughters while his fishing buddies had majority sons; but that never stopped him from showing his daughters how to bait a fishing pole or catch a fish. He specialized in catching Walleye and Perch fish. His grocery bill in the summer was tremendously lower due to how well he caught fish. Amos not only had a special love for his immediate family he loved to get together with the entire family and neighbors for barbeques and picnics at the park. He would man the grill and compete with the other dads in the family about whose barbeque techniques and food was the best. Of course, he knew his barbeque would win because he had the most children in the family to vote his barbeque the winner. Amos was also known as a sharply dressed man whom collected vintage knives and guns. He would always make the statement, “I will never take a knife to a gun fight!” and he made sure that he had options as it pertained to both collectibles.

Mr. Amos Crestwell Toliver

September 24, 1941 - April 3, 2018