Jessie Mae Oliver

Jessie Mae Oliver Age 91 of St. Louis, Missouri. Sister Jessie M. Oliver, the daughter of Reverend Louis and Lucy fisher, began her life in the small town of Warren, Arkansas. She was the third child of six children born on May 25, 1925 and was the last surviving sibling consisting of three boys and three girls. During the early time of her childhood, everyone attended Sunday morning service but it was Jessie who went to every available service along with her father. She loved listening and learning about the word of God and loved to repeat what she had learned. She was always a believer. Jessie was educated through the Warren Public School System and graduated from Warren High School. After the outbreak of Word War II, jobs were plentiful out west, so Jessie and members of her family decided to move to Los Angeles, California to seek employment. While in California she became a certified welder. She was the first person in her class to pass the certification test. Jessie was hired by Todd Shipyard and helped to build many ships including the Hospital Ship the USS Mercy. After the war, while on a visit to St. Louis, she met Columbus Oliver. They were married in 1945 and this union produced their only child, a daughter, Linda Faye, who is now deceased. In 1956, Jessie began her career as an Avon lady and continued selling Avon for the next fifty years. Through Avon savings bonds, Jessie was able to fund her daughter’s college education. Sister Oliver was a devout Christian, a former member of Golden Paradise MB Church and was a current and devoted member of the New Cote Brilliante Church of God. Jessie loved her family and poured out her love over them. Always a very caring and compassionate person, she reached out to many others to provide meals, advice, baby sitting, and transportation to those in need of a ride. Before her failing health, she regularly visited and ministered to those in need in nursing homes. Because of her caring spirit, she earned the nickname of “Gran”, which she embraced and wore as a badge of honor. She frequently stated with pride and a smile that she felt as if she was everyone’s Grandmother. Sister Oliver departed this world on 17 February 2017. She was predeceased by her husband, Columbus; her daughter, Linda; and her grandson Marc. She leaves to cherish her memory her granddaughter, Dana, Dana’s husband Stacy, her great grandson Todd her son-in-law William, her adopted granddaughter Carleen Thames and a host of friends who genuinely loved her.

Jessie Mae Oliver

May 5, 1925 - February 17, 2017