Dorothy Dimple (Fawcett) Olmstead (1919 - 2008)

Born 20 Apr 1919 in Lonoke, Arkansas, United States

Wife of Robert Edmond Olmstead — married 15 Nov 1936 in Lonoke, Arkansas, United States

Died 1 Oct 2008 at age 89 in Tupelo, Lee, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Dorothy was born in Lonoke County, Arkansas on 20 April 1919 the daughter of Charles and Maude Fawcett.

She married Bob Olmstead and they had three sons: Robert, Owen and Michael.

Dorothy died in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi and is buried with Bob in the Beebe Cemetery, White County, Arkansas.^[1]

Obiturary

Dorothy DImple Olmstead, of Tupelo, Mississippi, formerly of Beebe, Arkansas, was born April 20, 1919, in Lonoke County, Arkansas to Charlie and Maude Fawcett, and she died September 29, 2008, in Tupelo. Dorothy and her husband, Bob, owned and operated Olmstead's Furniture Store in Beebe for many years. She was a member of the Beebe First United Methodist Church.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, R.E. "Bob" Olmstead; and is survived by three son, Neal Olmstead (Nadine) of Cabot, Owen Olmstead (Mackie) of Cordova, Tennessee, and Mike Olmstead (Joyce) of Tupelo, Mississippi, seven grand children; eight great-grandchildren, and one sister, Opal WIlkin of Clearwater, Florida.

Family will receive friends beginning at 1 p.m., Thursday, October 2, 2008, at Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe, with funeral to follow at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Beebe Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Health Care Foundation at North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS 38801.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #30392275 has photo and obituary
2. ↑ Democrat Gazette, 1 October 2008

• Olmste(a)d files of Walt Steesy