Ollie Mae Crayton was born on October 15, 1945 to Elijah and Lucille Crayton in Clarkdale, Arkansas. Ollie was the fifth child of thirteen children. She was preceded in death by her parents Elijah and Lucille Crayton, stepfather, Mr. Will Walker, her son Horace Hill, Jr., granddaughter Tempest Hill, her three brothers Rubin, Robert Lee, Raymond Crayton and two sisters Fannie Mae Crayton and Bobbie Jean Crayton-Conley. Ollie peacefully slept away from this life on June 25, 2019 at home in Saint Louis, MO.

She confessed her faith in Christ at an early age at the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church located in Clarkdale, Arkansas under the leadership of Rev. G. H. Conway.

Ollie attended J. S. Phelix High School in Marion, Arkansas. She worked as a nurses at St. Louis University Hospital until her retirement. Ollie enjoyed the company of her children and grandchildren and love watching her Soap Operas.

Her loving memory will forever be cherished by her three daughters – Beverly Hill, Gwendolyn Hill-         McAlpine (Delbert),  Barbara Simpson; three sons – Michael Hill (Denise), John Crayton (Rhonda), Rubin Crayton (Taneka). Her siblings – Elijah Crayton (Mary), Peggy Ewing, Donnie Walker (Sheila) West Memphis, Arkansas; Larry Crayton (Sharon), Linda Riley, Ruby Steed (Gardner) Memphis, Tennessee; Helen Washington, St. Louis, Missouri, 22 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, God-daughter Sierra Blanchard, and a host of nieces, nephews, and a close friend Wanda Little.