Biography

Sunrise: March 27, 1925
Sunset: January 9, 2010

On March 27, 1925, the late James and Willie Mae Clark were blessed with a baby girl whom they named Jessie Mae.

Jessie Mae grew up in the Simonton area and attended public school.

Jessie Mae confessed her faith in Christ at an early age and was baptized under the leadership of the late Rev. Sam Banks of St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church of Simonton, Texas and later in life she moved her membership to St. John Missionary Baptist Church under the present leadership of Rev. Bennie R. Paul of Simonton, Texas.

Jessie Mae met and married Elbert Oliver, Sr. and eight children blessed this union.

She is preceded in death by her mother and father, her husband, two children, Linda Ray McDade and Elbert Oliver, Jr., one grandson, Terry Stevenson, Jr., four brothers and two sisters.

Sister Oliver leaves to cherish her memory: four daughters; Jessie Faye Oliver of Simonton, Texas, Betty Jo Vaughn (Norman) of Brookshire, Texas, Lula Oliver of Rosenberg, Texas, Alice Taylor of Simonton, Texas; two sons; Maureece Oliver (Mae Jo) and Elreece Oliver all of Simonton, Texas, one step son Doyal Knapp (LaShan) of Wallis, Texas, one Son-in-law, Charles Ray McDade, of Minnesota. Sister Oliver also leaves to mourn her passing twenty Grandchildren and thirty Great-grandchildren, two sisters; Lillian Chase and Mattie Kenndy, one brother; Charlie (CL) Clark, three special friends; Willie Lee, Ms. Doris Murrell, and Faye Connor, and a host of nieces, nephews and many sorrowing friends.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, January 16, 2009 at 12:00 Noon at Simonton Community Church in Simonton, Texas with Rev. Bennie Paul officiating.

Active Pallbearers were Kerris Oliver, Maureece Oliver, Lyndell Oliver, Ronnie Grant, Brien Taylor, and Derek Taylor.

Honorary Pallbearers were Byron Taylor, Herman McDade, Charles Ray Oliver, Patrick Oliver, Jarvis Oliver, Norman Vaughn, Charles D. McDade, Quinshaun Hawkins, Randy McDonald.

Interment followed at the Hill Side Cemetery, Wallis, Texas