Gene Oliver

Gene Oliver, 81, of Paola, passed away on January 14, 2023.

He was born on April 4, 1941 to Frederick and Pauline (Dicey) Oliver in Grandview, MO. He graduated from Grandview High School in 1959. He attended the University of Missouri where he played football and was captain of the Missouri Tiger Football Team. He graduated with a business degree in 1965.

On September 15, 1963, he married Nancy E. Gilmour "the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen" in Columbia, Missouri. They became parents to three daughters and moved to Paola in 1973.

Gene was the owner of Meadowlark Valley Pines in rural Paola. "Geno" was a master story teller and farm flipper. He loved telling stories and jokes with friends and family around the campfire.

Gene was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and Paola Country Club.

Gene is survived by his loving wife Nancy of the home; daughters Mindy K. Oliver of the home, Nikki (Tim) Burnett of Emporia, and Jamie (Pete) Weaver of Kansas City, Missouri; and four grandchildren Bennett, Emma, Caroline, and Anna.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at the Johnson's Banquet Barn, 32744 Oak Grove Road, Paola, Ks, 66071. It will begin at 3:00 p.m. and will end when the stories are over. Contributions in memory of Gene Oliver can be made to any Humane Society of donor's choice.

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