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Carroll Oliver Obituary
1947-2016
Carroll Patrick Oliver, 68, was born in Mansura, Louisiana on February 2, 1947. He graduated from Bethune High School then attended college at Grambling State University where he met his wife Jolene Smith.
Carroll's nearly 37 year career with McDonald's as a franchise owner included the recruiting of his daughter Stephanie Oliver-Green. Carroll and Jolene's son Cedric, played a significant role in maintaining the family business as a restaurant manager. He was also the Chaplain for the Fort Bend County Precinct Two Constable's office. Carroll had a servant's heart and his lifelong calling was to help the poor and underprivileged. He was most recognized for giving jobs to people, whether teenagers or veterans, and helping them succeed in the community. He had numerous regular customers and often gave out free food to the homeless or those who could not afford a meal. He served as the Houston Region BMOA President and as the NBMOA Board Representative. He loved fitness, swimming and boating but his greatest passion was spending time with his family and loved ones.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Wilbert Oliver Sr., and Catherine Carmouche, his brother Leon Oliver and sister Eloise Lee. Above all else, he was devoted to God. Carroll is survived by his wife of 49 years, Jolene Oliver and their two children Cedric Oliver and Stephanie Oliver, host of relatives friends and his McDonald's family.
The funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, January 16, 2016, at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church, 4000 Sumpter Street, Houston, TX 77220. Visitation 9:00 – 10:00AM, Rosary 10:00AM, Mass 11:00AM, Burial is at Rosewood Memorial Park, 2602 S. Houston, Ave., Humble, TX 77396.
In lieu of flowers, check donations may be deposited at any Chase Branch under the account name: Carroll Oliver Memorial Fund.
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Memories and Condolences
for Carroll Oliver
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Ericka Schiche
August 2, 2025
Stephanie was one of my best friends during my younger days, while attending SHSU. I remember visiting the family home in Kingwood. The Oliver family — Mr. Carroll, Ms. Jolene and Steph — were very hospitable, kind, lively and welcoming people. It was shocking and heartbreaking to learn of Mr. Carroll being taken away from all of us. To me, he was the example of a strong, intelligent Black man doing well in business. He was a man of many accomplishments and inspired so many people in Houston, including myself. My condolences to the family. God bless you.
Cassandra Donelson
January 7, 2025
In loving memory of a GREAT UNCLE, ❤ Cassandra, Dionne, Blake and Dana. Always in our prayersc
Anthony Jones
September 4, 2024
MR Carroll Oliver what can i say about a wonderful man who gave me a job when others close the door well i can say this he was a loved man a god fearing man a family man a respected man with a big heart and a wonderful smile to match i still think about you everyday you was an amazing boss
Dr Paul B Joseph
January 15, 2023
Mr Oliver was a great human being and a good Christian with a heart as big as his SMILE. REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU . TOU WERE AN INSPIRATION TO ALL MET YOU PASSING THROUGH LIFE!
THANKS FOR BEING YOURSELF
Dr. Paul B. Joseph
[email protected]
Stephanie Dallal Oliver-Parrish
January 7, 2023
Daddy I miss you SO MUCH!! I THANK GOD I DREAM OF YOU ALMOST EVERYDAY. ITS LIKE YOU ARE STILL WITH ME. I LOVE YOU AND WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR BABY GIRL.
Ameerah Jackson
April 29, 2022
He came across my mind randomly today. I was devastated to learn of his passing. Your dad gave me a scholarship for college through the Ronald McDonald foundation. I was so blessed to meet him and his warm smile. I graduated over 10 years ago from college and now work as a RN. I never will forget his impact on my life. Prayers for continuous comfort and peace to the family! Thank you Mr. Oliver! God bless
April 18, 2021
THANKS TO EVERYONE...ALL THE PRAYERS AND ALL THE CALLS...ITS BEEN 5 YEARS AND WE MISS MY DAD LIKE CRAZY!!!
THE OLIVER FAMILY AND THE MCDONALD'S FAMILY FEEL A HUGE VOID. I DONT KNOW WHY GOD LEAD ME TO THIS PAGE TONITE...MAYBE JUST TO SAY THANK YOU AND CONTINUE PRAYNG FOR US. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
STEPHANIE " DALLAL" OLIVER-PARRISH
Hillary Murray jr.
January 7, 2020
Home Boy , Blessings be the God that you served, And May God continue to bless us.
JACQUELYN WALTON
January 7, 2020
Can't believe it's been 4 yrs. You were a kind and generous man. God saw fit that you rest and took you from this cruel world. RIP your legend lives on and your kindness is remembered forever
Cassandra Oliver/Donelson
August 19, 2018
I think about you all the time. Gone too soon. God lent you to us, now you're gone within a blink of an eye. Praying for my Aunt Jolene, Cedric, Dallal, and all his grandchildren. What a great loss to his sisters and brother. Sweet dreams, Uncle Carroll Love, Cassandra and family
K Parquet
October 28, 2016
Beautifully and written. Sounds like he was a very good man. My condolences.
Carlos Salvatierra
January 25, 2016
Mr. Oliver gave my brother and me our first jobs at the McDonald's on Crosstimbers and Fulton over 30 years ago. He left a lasting impression on us...strong work ethic and a dedication to excellence. Words cannot express our sadness upon hearing of his loss. Our deepest condolences to the Oliver family. You are in our prayers. RIP Mr. Oliver.
Sincerely,
Carlos and Rene Salvatierra
Goree Allen Jr
January 25, 2016
To the Oliver family please know that this AWESOME man Mr. Carroll Oliver will be greatly missed and was loved by many and especially in the McDonalds community. I got my first job at McDonalds on Fulton and Crosstimbers back in 1983 while I was in BTW High School and met this great man whom inspired me to become a better young man and want something in life. You will be missed my Friend! Life cut too short!!!!RIP.
Barton
January 24, 2016
Sorry about the lost of a great role model and a home boy.
Veronica Garrett-Walls
January 22, 2016
My deepest sympathy to Mr. Oliver 's Family. I pray for your comfort and peace. God is not sleep or dead, justice will be served. Rest In Peace Sir.
Sad, Veronica
January 20, 2016
Extremely sorry for your loss, may God bless you and your family.
Patrick Augustine, Baton Rouge, LA
Jacquelyn Walton
January 20, 2016
My deepest condolences to the entire Oliver family. He was wonderful man and he will be missed my all. I will continue to pray for you all as you travel this path.
Tom Roth
January 19, 2016
My deepest condolences to the Oliver family. I had the pleasure to know Carroll for a number of years, always a first class gentleman to EVERYBODY.
Belinda
January 18, 2016
So sorry for your loss. God bless you always and prayers for your family. I have never met you but from the news reports you were a awesome person. May the good Lord find the comfort and strength for your family. RIP Mr. Oliver.
Yvette
January 18, 2016
My prayers and thoughts goes out to the Oliver family during this difficult time. God bless.
Attorney Bridgett Brown DeJean
January 18, 2016
To your sister Hattie and all of your other sisters, brothers, nieces, nephews, cousins, wife, children and grandchildren we send our prayers from Daspit street.You touched so many lives, rest in peace.
HUEY Batiste
January 18, 2016
HUEY.Batiste and family offers our condolences may God keep the family lifted
Cleo Holmes
January 17, 2016
Praying that God will make it as painlessly
As possibly!
Ray & Tracy Berry
January 17, 2016
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Oliver family during this difficult time. God has another angel in heaven. We will continue to pray for peace and comfort during this time.
Yvonne Wolf
January 17, 2016
To the Oliver Family, you are in my prayers. He left a legacy and loving family. Many were touched and inspired by his generosity. I owe my ambition to pursue business to your husband, father, uncle Carroll Oliver. You remain in my prayers. ~ Yvonne (Davis) Wolf
Kimberly Lee
January 17, 2016
I wish to send my deepest condolences to the Oliver family. May God give you comfortable.
Robert Gambertoglio
January 17, 2016
I want to express my deepest sympathies and prayers to the Oliver Family. Carroll was such a kind and generous man and I will miss him. I pray that God's peace and comfort embrace the Oliver Family and my faith gives me confidence that we will be reunited with Carroll some day.
roddnol jacobs
January 17, 2016
Carrol, could play his trumpet well, he was inspiration for us. he gave hope, he lived,,
he did good things. God knows best.
Roddnol Jacobs
Tina Bacon
January 17, 2016
Jolene I send my prayers of comfort and strength to you and your family.
Thelma Augustine
January 17, 2016
My condolences goes out to the Oliver family.
Donna Prevot-Mickens
January 16, 2016
I wish to express my deepest and most heartfelt sympathy to the Oliver Family. Carroll will be missed, and we will be reminded of his goodness through all the memories that we have. Just remember that to be absent from the body, is to be present with the Lord. May God continue to keep all of us in His Loving arms. My prayers are with you all.
Love you all!
Dwight & Delora DeQuire
January 16, 2016
To the Oliver Family,
For my heart is also heavy and filled with so much sorrow...I pray that your souls be filled with joy, laughter, and precious memories for I know there are so many to cherish. Carroll will "TRULY" be missed!
The DeQuire Family (Mae)
Dallas, TX
January 16, 2016
To The Oliver Family
You have my deepest sympathy ! Mr. Oliver will truly be missed.
Louise Pierre & Family
Mansura, La.
Sherritta Johnson
January 16, 2016
You was agood man Mr olivier may your soul rest easy you csred abd showed us love you gave me my first job at 16Im 42Now i will never forget you
Floyd Chaney
January 16, 2016
Bike riding and talk of LSU will never be the same. Our sorrows are with you and your bride. Floyd and Glenda your Kingwood neighbors. Chaney , for Jolene , I don't know if there was ever a meting of the ladies.
5103 Middle Falls just heard the news today.
reginald davis
January 16, 2016
Another soldier left to soon we will miss you dearly
January 16, 2016
What moves through us is a silence, a quiet sadness, a longing for one more day, one more word ,one more touch. We may not understand why you left this earth so soon, or why you left before we were ready to say good-bye, but little by little, we begin to remember not just that you died, but that you lived. And that your life gave us memories too beautiful to forget. My heart is with the entire family in your time of sorrow.
Ricardo (Rick)/Joyce Carmouche'
West Bloomfield,MI
January 16, 2016
Our deepest sympathy to the family and everyone in our community. We will surely miss the rare caliber of a man that Carroll was. A giant man from a little town.
Marvin Blackman and family Kingwood, TX
Winsonette Joseph
January 16, 2016
My deepest condolences to the Oliver Family, we worked for him over 25 years ago, he was a great man then and will continue to be a great man forever. Never goodbye we will see you later. Love the Joseph family.
S. W.
January 16, 2016
My sincere condolences to the Oliver family during this difficult time. May you trust and draw strength from God (Isa. 12:2) and the loving support of family and friends.
Ulanda Adair -Simpson
January 16, 2016
Mrs. Oliver and Family,
Ocleris III and I send our sincere condolences to you and your family.
We love you all.
Ulanda and Ocleris III(Oc) Simpson
January 15, 2016
May God help all of the family & friends of this beautiful spirit man that lived his life to love his family & help others may you rest in Peace. I didn't know Mr Oliver just heard the story in the news & was touched by the man he was.May God bless & keep each one of.I know it's hard but look to GOD for strength ALWAYS!!!
Hillary Murray Jr. and Family
January 15, 2016
Special condolences to the Oliver Family from a Mary McLeod Bethune graduate.
May God bless you now and during your time of sorrow. We are praying for you.
Michael and Barbara Reyna
January 15, 2016
Our prayers go out to the Oliver family.
We were Carroll Oliver's neighbors for over 23 years and you could not have asked for a better neighbor. He was always positive and a real friend to us. He had a beautiful family that he was so proud of--including his dog(s) that he walked nightly. Carroll would do the world for you if you asked him to. People looked up to Carroll because of how he lived his life. We were so fortunate to have had him in our lives and we know his family, friends and employees undoubtedly feel the same way.
We still can't believe you are gone and you will always be in our thoughts as a role model on how to live life in a positive and meaningful way. Carroll, you will be missed but never forgotten.
Love you, neighbor,
Michael and Barbara Reyna
January 15, 2016
I pray for strength for Mr. Oliver's family and friends. His legacy will live on!
Houstonian
January 15, 2016
Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.
Kathy Pierre
January 15, 2016
Carroll Oliver was a loving husband, wonderful father, caring friend, and our beloved cousin. May God bless and keep the family in perfect peace. His spirit will live on in our hearts and minds forever. Amen
The Pierre Family
January 15, 2016
Family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you.I met Carroll and other family members through Keith Sibley and Father Clements.
Sincerely
Dorothy Williams
Lloyd & Debra Blackmon, Sr.
January 15, 2016
Our thoughts & prayers are with the Oliver Family.
Lloyd A. Blackmon, Sr.
True Level Lodge
Dianne Murray
January 15, 2016
My thoughts and Prayers are with the family.
Karoll Reyes
January 15, 2016
To Jolene and family, These difficult moments where there are more questions than answers, may you find comfort and knowing that God Who is more capable than we can ever imagine will hold your hand through it all. Carroll always made me laugh each time we spoke and always had a story to tell! His story is not over, it continues through eternity. So does ours, let's make our life count, let us look out for one another and let us do good to one another. I choose to fill my heart with Carroll's laughter and God's comfort! My love to all the family and friends. God bless each one of you.
Jackie & Delores Morris Thomas
January 15, 2016
To the Oliver Family,
I did not know Mr. Oliver personally but from what I hear Mr. Oliver was truly a wonderful loving and caring person. My heart goes out to the family he has left a great legecy for us all. Mrs. Oliver and children I pray for strenghten and comfort that your God my ease your greive. Mr. Oliver is gone but he will never be forgotten. May he rest in peace don't weep as if you will never see him again but if you are a believer in Christ you will see him again.
Bridgette Steele
January 15, 2016
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
January 15, 2016
To Sister Laurita and the entire Oliver Family. May God Bless you and keep you in his care during this tragic loss. Thanks to God for allowing me the pleasure of meeting this caring man. Mr. Oliver offered my husband and myself a job after the lost of our jobs after Katrina. He came from a giving family. May he rest in peace. Thank you God for Carroll Oliver...Jean Aubert Murray and Family (New Orleans, La.)
Concerned Houstonian
January 15, 2016
I did not know Mr. Oliver. I would like to offer my deepest sympathy to all who loved him.Take care of each other.
Sharon Gonzales and Family
January 15, 2016
Sister Laurita and Family,
With Heartfelt Sympathy in the loss of your brother and Loved one. May each of you find comfort in knowing that others care. May Carroll Patrick Oliver rest in Jesus' arms where there is perfect Peace. Keep his memory alive and Trust God.
Love and Prayers!
January 15, 2016
My sincere condolence to the entire family. May our God comfort you in this difficult time.
Sonja Yvette Hardy Hall
Friend of the family
Bonita Aubrey
January 15, 2016
My deepest condolences to the family. You all are in my prayers.
Gloria Williams
January 15, 2016
Look to the hills from where your help with come in these difficulty days ahead. We are expressing our deepest sympathy and praying for the family. Gloria Jean Williams & Family- Cheneyville, Louisiana
Willadene Glover
January 15, 2016
Please accept my deepest sympathies.
Ann Patrick Vest
January 14, 2016
To the family: I'am very sadden by the death of Mr. Oliver. I worked for him 26 years ago, and I did have the opportunity to see him and talk with him in recent years. He was a wonderful boss and really cared about people. Always told me I had a job if wanted. I remember getting to go on his boat with several other employees at the time. The community has lost a great person! I pray that God continues to be with the community , family, friends and current employees during this very difficult time. My heart weighs heavy! Mr.Oliver you will be truely missed. Until we meet again. Former employee Ann Patrick Vest Rest in Peace
Stacy Walker
January 14, 2016
Houston has lost a true friend who had a BIG heart. Thank you Oliver family for allowing him to show & share his true colors with the Houston Community & all of those who knew him for he was a true friend indeed. I pray that God keeps you & your family close to his heart now & forever. God Bless you all, Oliver family for God has truly received an angel for all eternity. We all miss you & love you Mr. Carroll Oliver. :'(
Paula Ann Pierre
January 14, 2016
Here, we meet up again Cuz When they start tomorrow
without you and you not there to see them
the sun should rise and find your eyes.
You have done your very best and you lived a good life. Just know you will
be happy where you are going, so just rest.
Paula Pierre, Raymond Eugene Pierre &
Berrell E. Pierre
10213 HollyGlen Dr.
Houston, Texas 77016
Carrie Anderson
January 14, 2016
My deepest sympathy goes out to the family and employees of Carroll's. Carroll was a customer at the bank where I worked for many years. May each of you take comfort in knowing that "Weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning".
May you find peace in these difficult days ahead and just know that "behind the dark clouds the sun still shines".
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