Maya Janay Oliver Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Maya Janay Oliver in Columbus, Mississippi, born in Starkville, Mississippi, who passed away, on May 31, 2021. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Maya Janay Oliver or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.

She was predeceased by: her grandfather John Lee Oliver; and her uncles, Melvin Smith, John H. Smith III and Henry Yarbrough. She is survived by: her parents, Delinda Oliver of Indianapolis, IN and Arie Smith, Sr. of Macon, MS; her daughter Amani Janae Slaughter of Indianapolis, IN; her brothers, Joshua Oats of Columbus, MS, Arie Smith, Jr. of Chicago, IL and Hassan Jordon of Macon, MS; her stepsister Jamalia Joiner of Macon, MS; her grandparents, Annie Slivers of Indianapolis, IN, Vietta and D. C. Latman of St. Louis, MS; and her aunts and uncles, Clarissa Grant, III (Willie), Lisa Jones (Marvin), James Smith (Victoria), Tyrone Sanders (Susan), Dewitt Smith and Jockey Oliver.