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William Wesley “Bill” Olsen Jr.

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William Wesley “Bill” Olsen Jr. Veteran

Birth
Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA
Death
17 Jan 2017 (aged 95)
Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA
Burial
Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.0987028, Longitude: -96.4806472
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William "Bill" Wesley Olsen, 95, of Corsicana, passed away at Navarro Regional Hospital on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, January 20, 2017, at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Oakwood Cemetery with Father Ed Monk officiating.

Bill was born in Corsicana, Texas, to the late William Wesley Olsen Sr. and Mary Lou Elizabeth Mann Olsen. Bill married Jane Hill on February 24, 1941, in Corsicana. He served in World War II in the U.S. Army.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane Hill Olsen; sister, Hazel Olsen Graves; and brother, Holman Ole Olsen.

Survivors include his daughters, Pam Olsen Dunn, and Becky Olsen Myers and husband, Johnny; grandchildren: Carrie Dunn Kindle, Lawson Dunn and wife, Shannon, Lowell Olsen Dunn, Sarah Beth Myers and husband, Shawn, and Haley Weiner and husband, Justin; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; devoted companion, Mary Biggers; and longtime family friends, Tommy Whitman, Jim Whitman, and Davey Whitman; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
William "Bill" Wesley Olsen, 95, of Corsicana, passed away at Navarro Regional Hospital on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, January 20, 2017, at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Graveside service will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Oakwood Cemetery with Father Ed Monk officiating.

Bill was born in Corsicana, Texas, to the late William Wesley Olsen Sr. and Mary Lou Elizabeth Mann Olsen. Bill married Jane Hill on February 24, 1941, in Corsicana. He served in World War II in the U.S. Army.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane Hill Olsen; sister, Hazel Olsen Graves; and brother, Holman Ole Olsen.

Survivors include his daughters, Pam Olsen Dunn, and Becky Olsen Myers and husband, Johnny; grandchildren: Carrie Dunn Kindle, Lawson Dunn and wife, Shannon, Lowell Olsen Dunn, Sarah Beth Myers and husband, Shawn, and Haley Weiner and husband, Justin; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; devoted companion, Mary Biggers; and longtime family friends, Tommy Whitman, Jim Whitman, and Davey Whitman; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.


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