Dianne Oliver, age 61, passed away on August 25, 2011 in Odyssey House in Conroe, Texas. She was born on September 16, 1949 in Conroe, Texas. She was preceded in death by her mother, Kathy Echols; her father, Robert Merritt; and her daughter, Tammy Hillhouse. She is survived by her daughter, Brenda Dye and husband Glenn; son, Robert Shipp and companion Stephanie Taylor; sisters, Jeanette Merritt and her partner Beverly Sloan and Robbie Merritt and her partner Michelle Gillett; granddaughters, Kristan, Ashley and Summor; grandsons, Coty, Gavin, Anthony and Derek; great grandsons, Ethan, Adam and Braydon; and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.