Frances Olson

Ruth Frances Olson, age 83, died Thursday, February 27, 2014 in Stamford, Texas. Services will be held March 1, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Ericksdahl with the Rev. Teresa Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the family plot in the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home. The family will be receiving friends Friday, February 28, 2014 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Tankersley Funeral Home, 807 S. Columbia, Stamford, TX.
Ruth Frances Olson was born May 17, 1930, Ericksdahl Community, to Jones County pioneers Frederick W. and Frances Oman Olson. She attended Swenson School, in Ericksdahl until 1939 when her parents moved to Medina County and she attended Natalia and Devine High Schools. She attended Draughon’s Business College in San Antonio and moved to Stamford in 1950. She worked for Stamford Electric Cooperative, Inc. for more than 42 years serving as Office Manager for 21 years.
Frances took care of her Mother prior to her death. After the death of her parents in 1951, she raised her two brothers, Lee Roy and Raymond.
She was a life member of Bethel Lutheran Church, Ericksdahl, having served as Sunday school teacher, on the Church Council at various times and was a member of the Business Women’s Willing Workers.
She is survived by a brother and his wife, Lee Roy and Lou Olson of Arlington; sisters-in-law, Ruby Olson of Stamford and Sue Olson of El Paso; five nieces, Mrs. Myron Maberry of Stamford, Mrs. Eddie (Vyron) Thane of Avoca, Mrs. Frank (Laura) Martinez and Mrs. Ted (Kelly) Mueller of El Paso, Mrs. Wayne (Peggy) Wash of Lubbock; nephews, W.M. (Sonny) Olson of Austin and Donald Olson of Sunnyvale; a host of great nieces and nephews, great great nieces and nephews and numerous cousins.
Preceding Frances in death were her parents, sister Ora Belle Harvick, brothers, Maynard, George and Raymond Olson, and nephew, Gerald Olson.
We want to thank Sandy Baker and Lila Acosta for their faithful care to Frances. With grateful hearts, we want to thank all of you for your prayers, thoughts, calls, cards and expressions of love and concern for her.
Memorials may be made to Bethel Lutheran Church %Tena Tankersley, P.O. Box 828, Stamford, TX 79553
Serving as pallbearers will be nephews, great nephews and/or nephews-in-law: Sonny Olson, Donald Olson, Brian Olson, Matt Olson, John Bill Oman Ted Mueller, Frank Martinez, Eddie Thane, Kirk Maberry, Wayne Wash, Chris Olson and Trussell Thane.