CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Graveside service for Mrs. Marguerite Busch Oliver of Springfield was held Monday at Maple Park Cemetery in Springfield.
Mrs. Oliver, 78 years old, died Thursday, March 28, 1991, in St. Joseph.
She was born Feb. 14, 1913, in Springfield. She was a graduate of the University of Oklahoma and the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
Mrs. Oliver formerly lived in Cape and was a member of PEO Chapter FY here. She was a nationally-known book reviewer and worked for the Springfield News-Leader and Press 25 years. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority.
Survivors include two sons, Robert Oliver of Tucson, Ariz., David Oliver of St. Joseph; three grandsons and two stepgrandsons.
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