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Laura Maxine Jennings Oliver

Birth	:	17 Oct 1922 Columbus, Johnson County, Missouri, USA
Death	:	20 Oct 2019 Sachse, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Burial	:	Saint Mary's Cemetery, Ferndale, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5708008, -124.2530975
Description	:	MAXINE JENNINGS OLIVER October 17, 1922 - October 20, 2019 Maxine Jennings Oliver passed away on Oct. 20, 2019 in Sachse, Texas, three days after her 97th birthday. She was born in Missouri where she lived on a farm with her parents, Osgood and Ina Wagoner Jennings and her sister Pauline. In college when WWII started, she finished school and then moved to California, following her parents in contributing to the war effort. Her mother, was a real "Rosie the Riveter", serving as a painting crew chief on naval ships. Because Maxine was a good Midwestern farm girl who... Read More	MAXINE JENNINGS OLIVER October 17, 1922 - October 20, 2019 Maxine Jennings Oliver passed away on Oct. 20, 2019 in Sachse, Texas, three days after her 97th birthday. She was born in Missouri where she lived on a farm with her parents, Osgood and Ina Wagoner Jennings and her sister Pauline. In college when WWII started, she finished school and then moved to California, following her parents in contributing to the war effort. Her mother, was a real "Rosie the Riveter", serving as a painting crew chief on naval ships. Because Maxine was a good Midwestern farm girl who knew how to handle a gun, she became a member of the police department at the Kaiser Oakland Shipyard, where she won numerous marksman awards. After the war she went to the California Dept. of Education to see about getting her certificate to teach in that state. A school principal overheard her talking about her educational her background and hired her on the spot to be a PE teacher in northern California. She took the job, which allowed her time to travel to Europe soon after the war, witnessing first hand the aftermath of destruction in various parts of Europe. She taught school in Rio Vista, Eureka, and Ferndale, California. While teaching in Ferndale, Maxine was prevailed on to offer a square dancing class for the entire community. That was how she met George Oliver, the youngest son of Antone, a dairy farmer from the Grizzly Bluff area, and Rita Neves Oliver. George and Maxine were married in 1954. He preceded her in death in 2008. In 1969, the family moved to Dundee, Oregon, where Maxine worked as a substitute teacher in the Newberg school system. After retirement, the couple travelled around the country in a motor home for seven years, visiting most of the U.S. states and parts of Canada, before retiring to Apache Junction, Arizona. Maxine is survived by four children: LeAnn Oliver (Daniel Thomas) of Arlington, Virginia; Linda Parra of Kills Devil Hills, North Carolina; Larry Oliver of Anchorage Alaska; Lori Oliver DeVault (Michael) of Wylie, Texas; three grandchildren (Jake DeVault, Josh DeVault, and Kelsey Taniguchi (Jarod); and three great grandchildren. Maxine wanted her descendants to know what it was like to grow up with no electricity or running water on a farm in Missouri so she wrote a book, which she asked to be edited and shared with her grandchildren and their children. She was fine with sharing beyond our family so we intend to do that. Her remains will be interred next to those of her husband, in the Catholic cemetery in Ferndale, CA, after a funeral mass on June 20, 2020. Additional information will be available closer to that date for those wishing to join the family in paying final respects. Published in Eureka Times-Standard on Jan. 26, 2020

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Laura Maxine Jennings Oliver's memorial is located at: Saint Mary's Cemetery, Ferndale, Humboldt County, USA.
When did Laura Maxine Jennings Oliver death?
Laura Maxine Jennings Oliver death on 20 Oct 2019 in Sachse, Dallas County, Texas, USA
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Latitude: 40.5708008
Longitude: -124.2530975

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Ferndale, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5708008, -124.2530975

2. Ferndale Cemetery
Ferndale, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5748558, -124.2637100

3. Table Bluff Cemetery
Loleta, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6493900, -124.2094300

4. Rohnerville Pioneer Cemetery
Rohnerville, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5732470, -124.1335280

5. Saint Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
Loleta, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6607600, -124.2146700

6. Sunrise Cemetery
Fortuna, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5976831, -124.1320603

7. Catholic Cemetery
Fortuna, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5669310, -124.1265560

8. Masons and IOOF Cemetery
Rohnerville, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5563180, -124.1224520

9. Hydesville IOOF Cemetery
Hydesville, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5442850, -124.1040710

10. Hydesville Cemetery
Hydesville, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.5433330, -124.1022330

11. Atwell Family Cemetery
Rio Dell, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.4787700, -124.1391900

12. Sunset Memorial Park
Eureka, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7658600, -124.1891300

13. Saint Bernard's Cemetery
Eureka, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7717934, -124.1895065

14. Ocean View Cemetery
Eureka, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7719002, -124.1883011

15. Petrolia Table Cemetery
Petrolia, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3372300, -124.3094230

16. Myrtle Grove Memorial Cemetery
Eureka, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7990800, -124.1497900

17. Spear Family Cemetery
Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7705700, -124.0698100

18. Fishermens Memorial
Eureka, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8083400, -124.1664560

19. Petrolia Pioneer Cemetery
Petrolia, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3204100, -124.2882070

20. Iaqua Cemetery
Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6497250, -123.9237920

21. Bull Creek Cemetery
Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.3319016, -124.0317001

22. Roscoe Cemetery
Honeydew, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2605900, -124.1792600

23. Saint Alban's Memorial Garden
Arcata, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8579200, -124.0622800

24. Hadley Cemetery
Petrolia, Humboldt County, USA
Coordinate: 40.2489000, -124.1697500