Sophia Belle (McFarland) Olmsted (1908 - 1999)

Born 22 Oct 1908 in Rutledge, Scotland, Missouri, United States

Wife of Harland Kenneth Olmsted — married 14 Jun 1947 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States

Died 4 Nov 1999 at age 91 in Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Sophia McFarland was born in Rutledge, Scotland County, Missouri on 22 October 1908 the daughter of Philip and Lucy (Goodson) McFarland.

She married, as his third wife, Harland Olmsted. They had no children together.

Sophia died in Galesburg on 4 November 1999 and is buried there in the Memorial Park Cemetery near Harland. ^[1]

GALESBURG - Sophia B. Olmsted, 91, 255 W. Tompkins St., died at 9:15 a.m. Thursday (Nov. 4, 1999) in Heartland Health Care Center, 280 E. Losey St.

She was born Oct. 22, 1908, in Rutledge, Mo., the daughter of Phillip Grant and Lucy Goodson McFarland.

She married Harland K. Olmsted on June 14, 1947, in Galesburg. He died in 1957.

Surviving are three stepsons, Rodney Olmsted and Kenneth Olmsted, both of Galesburg, and Donald Olmsted, Geneseo; nine step-grandchildren, and six step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and three sisters.

She was graduated from Galesburg High School. She was an aide at the former Galesburg State Research Hospital for 16 years, retiring in 1973.

She was a member of First Christian Church, and Royal Neighbors of America.

Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery, with the Rev. David Seitz officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service at Hinchliff-Pearson-West Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society and to First Christian Church. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #204459964 has obituary
2. ↑ Galesburg Register-Mail, Nov. 5, 1999 (posted on the memorial cited above

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