Thomas Wolfe 's father , William Oliver Wolfe , ordered an angel statue from New York .
Angel statue was used for years as a porch advertisement at the family monument shop on Patton Avenue ( now the site of the Jackson Building ) .
Thomas Wolfe 's father , William Oliver Wolfe , ordered an angel statue from New York and it was used for years as a porch advertisement at the family monument shop on Patton Avenue ( now the site of the Jackson Building ) .