BARBARA OLIVER Obituary

BARBARA OLIVER
December 28, 1942 - December 2, 2023
Ashland - Barbara Roastingear Oliver passed peacefully at Celia's House in Medford, OR on December 2, 2023.
Barbara Jo Roastingear, daughter of Julius and Grace Maloy Roastingear, was born December 28, 1942 in her Grandmother Jess Maloy's living room in Bunch, Oklahoma. She and her mother lived with her Granny Mary Roastingear while her Cherokee father served in WWII in Europe. Barbara was two years old before she would meet her father.
Barbara spent her grade school years in Oklahoma while her father and mother attended Northeastern University in Tahlequah and the University of Oklahoma in Norman on the GI bill. Barbara, along with her father, mother and younger brother, Julius (currently of Durango, CO) moved to New Mexico where her parents worked in the New Mexico public school system. Barbara's teenage years were spent on the Mescalero Apache Reservation and Zuni Pueblo as her mother taught and father was principal. Graduating as Valedictorian from Zuni High School, Barbara excelled in sports and academics, graduating at the young age of 16. Barbara then went on to attend the first graduating Dental Hygiene class at the University of New Mexico. She graduated in 1963 and practiced dental hygiene under NM license #86 for many years.
Barbara married Douglass Shelton Moore in 1964. They had two children, Douglass Moore (deceased) and Mary Flitner of Terrebonne, Oregon. They divorced in 1981. Barbara married Harry Oliver August 7, 1986. Barbara and Harry spent many joyful years in New Mexico, Wyoming and Oregon until her death, December 2, 2023, less than a month before her 81st birthday. Harry and Barbara have three grandchildren, Samuel Flitner, Grace Flitner and Shelby Moore.
Barbara loved her Native American heritage, her multitude of friends, art, laughter and her family. Her remains will be spread on her favorite spots in New Mexico and a celebration of life will be held at their home in Ashland on June 1, 2024.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Celia's Hospice House 217 Modoc Ave. Medford OR 97504.