Betty Burnsed Olsen Obituary

Name: Graveside service
Start: 2024-05-20T14:00:00
End: 2024-05-20T14:00:00
Location: Elmwood Cemetery

The world bids farewell to Betty Burnsed Olsen in Lexington, South Carolina, departing on May 13, 2024 at the age of 96. Betty Burnsed leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Betty Burnsed may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.

She was predeceased by: her parents, James Harold and Arie Pauline Burnsed; her husband Wallace John Olsen, Sr.; her son Wallace John Olsen, Jr.; and her grandson James Edward Olsen.

She is survived by: her children, David Olsen (Anna), Paul Olsen (Kelly), Kathy Olsen, Barbara Whitman (Keith) and BJ Shepard (Mike). She is also survived by 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be sent in memory of Betty Olsen to CIU, Attention Advancement, 7435 Monticello Rd, Columbia, SC 29203.

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Elmwood Cemetery
501 Elmwood Ave, Columbia, SC 29201

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