Memorial service for Mrs. Jean Gerard Oliver will be 2 p.m., Friday, August 23, at Riverwood.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until time of service Friday.
Jean Gerard Oliver, 79, went to be with the Lord August 20, 2019. She was born August 6, 1940 in
Winona, Mississippi, to her parents, William Smith Gerard and Mary Prince Gerard. Jean was the
beloved wife of Bill for 57 years. She leaves Bill, her son, William, Jr. “Hudson”; daughters,
Rebecca “Becky” and Kimberly “Kim”; four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Jean graduated from Winona High School and attended MSCW for two years. While in high school
she was active in various clubs and organizations. She was elected “Miss Winona High”,
“Most Beautiful”, “Head Cheerleader” and “Homecoming Queen” by her fellow students and
classmates. She was an excellent swimmer and diver. Jean was an accomplished watercolorist
and long-time member of the Gaddis Group (watercolor artists) and exhibited in local and national shows.
Jean was a kind, humble, loving, and generous lady. She loved people, animals and life.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Mary Gerard Young.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pear Orchard Presbyterian Church in Ridgeland, MS,
Covenant Presbyterian Church in Cleveland, MS or Faith Presbyterian Church in Brookhaven, MS.
