George Lavern Oliver aka Lavern, was born December 27, 1907 in Britton, Michigan as the son of Ernest H. and Mary (Curry) Oliver.

He was married to Beatrice Lillian Semark.

Lavern served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was inducted into the service in February of 1943 and, after training in chemical warfare at Camp Sibert in Alabama, he served in China. Prior to the war, he worked at the Willow Run bomber plant.

He died on August 11, 1993 in Lenawee County, Michigan at the age of 85 and is buried in Ridgeway Cemetery, Ridgeway Township, Lenawee County, Michigan.