Marie Olive is a High School graduate and was given an award for four years of History.
During World War II, she worked for the United States Treasury in their Chicago War Office as a key punch operator.  After her husband, Raleigh Sr. came back from the war they moved back to Oklahoma and raised five children while working a family farm.  Raleigh Sr. died with cancer but not before he and Mrs. Olive both had worked at Stilwell Foods.  Mrs. Olive worked there for 20 years.  She then worked in a family gas station.  She has been a Foster Grandmother (a Granny) at Zion for four years.

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