It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved William Olson of Woodbridge, Virginia, who passed away, on June 15, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Myrtle Olson (Wall) and Arthur William Olson; his wife JoAnn Catherine Olson; his sister Betty Jean Spofford (Olson); and his brothers-in-law, Raymond Heebl and Donald Heebl.

He is survived by : his sister Audrey (Olson) Gruver (Duane Gruver); his children, Kristi Olson Smedley (Michael Smedley), Gwendolyn Olson Phillips and Jonathan William Olson (Jennifer Wray); his grandchildren, Kjersti Smedley Oliver (Eric Oliver), Garrett William Smedley (Sarah Black) and Schuyler Jefferson Phillips (Hannah Meyers); his children, Calvin Wray Olson, Callie Ann Phillips and Livia Wray Olson; and his great grandchildren, Brady Ryan Oliver, Rhys William Oliver, Joanna Lynn Phillips and William Woodson Smedley.

Donations in his honor can be made to Prince William Conservation Alliance (PWCA) or Grace United Methodist Church, Manassas.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Baker-Post Funeral Home & Cremation Center

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June 20, 2023

Tom and Leslie Butler planted 10 trees

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June 17, 2023

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June 18, 2023

Selma Larson wrote a sympathy message

“In loving memory of William Olson, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. We need others, like William, to step up and light the way to keeping PWC a wonderful, natural, and healthy place to live. Thank you, William, for all you have done.”