Driver, Oliver W. (1890-1953)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1953 Aug 13 p. 9

Birth date: 1890 Apr 28

text of obituary:

OLIVER W. DRIVER

Oliver Wendell Driver, son of B. Frank and Barbara Loganbill Driver, was born near Versailles, Mo. April 28, 1890, and passed away in St. Francis hospital, Peoria, Ill. July 19, 1953, aged 63 years, two months and 21 days.

On October 4, 1917, he was married to Clara Raber of Versailles, Mo. to which union eight children were born. He is survived by three sons, Clarence of Washington, Ill., Warren of Danville, Ill., and Norman of Spokane, Wash.; one daughter, Ella Mae, wife of Clifford Schrock of Washington, Ill.; two brothers, Lloyd of Hubbard, Ore., and Roy of Quenemo, Kans.; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Raber of Goshen, Ind., Mrs. Ames Ramer of Jerome, Ida. and Mrs. Edwin Swartzendruber of Manson, Iowa; and seven grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were his wife, Clara, who passed away Sept. 18, 1928, a daughter who died Sept. 7, 1930, a son, Leonard, March 22, 1928, two infant daughters, his parents and two sisters, Sally and Lina, the wife of J. C. Gingerich of Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Early in life Oliver confessed Christ and united with the Mt. Zion Mennonite church at Versailes,[sic Versailles] Mo. Later he transferred his membership to the Methodist church in Garden City, Mo. where he made his home for many years after leaving Versailles. Mr. Driver served for a number of years as Sunday School superintendent.

In December 1945 he was married to Elizabeth Faulkerson of Garden City, Mo., who also survives. In 1947 he moved to Washington, Ill. where he worked as a carpenter until the past year, which time was spent as custodian of the Washington grade school. Mr. Driver was fatally injured in a fall from a ladder while trimming trees on the school ground that had been damaged by a wind storm.

Funeral services were conducted by Rev. E. A. Albrecht at the Mt. Zion Mennonite church near Versailles. The text used was II Cor. 5:1. Burial was made in Mt. Zion cemetery by the side of his deceased wife and four children.