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Show • upse SELDON J. OLSEN S'eldon Olson die's'in .Salt Lake hospital A prominent Northern l.Jtah busi· nessman has died in Salt Lake City. Seldon J. (J aclt) Olsen, 78, of ·' Morgan, died Friday, Jan. 19, 1979, in a Salt Lake City hospital after a long illness. He was born July 27, 1900, in Mount Pleasant, a son of John Franklyn and Laura Christensen Olsen. He married Ina Beal in 1923. She died ' in 1938. He married LaMar Criddle. in 1939. He was a member of the LDS Church and: 'the' Morgan 1st LDS Ward. He came to Morgan in 1924 and opened an auto repair shop. He later moved his a ,Chevrolet dealer. ~ontinued operating his Chevro. let 'dealership in . Morgap, and also . ",' . He . " T" Morgan, Utah84050.. ','·~~.· Fr:iday, .. Number Four opened Olsen Chevrolet in Layton. He owned and operated the Farm Implement and General Merchandise firm in Morgan. He also owned and operated a ranch in Wyoming. He managed the Olsen Investment Corp. and served on the board of directors for the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District. He was also a member of the Utah State Automobile Monitor Board. Surviving are his widow of Morgan; three daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Vest, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Kent (Shirley) Murdock' and Mrs. Sam (Bertie) Young, both of Kaysville; 20 g~d. in the Morgan Stake Chapel . Burial was in the North Morgan Cemetery. For the past several years IVHIT ... .. . .." ·a n ......... . City and County officials have searching for an answer to the jl\al, ,,uA'" disposal problem. Now time has out. As of February 1.. 1979. -Morgan dump will close. : ' Residents near the site of the dump are happy to see it close. F years they have been fighting to c1ea .. up the area and get rid ofthci smoke. and pests. The major question facillg officials the present time is just what to do refuse after February 1. ' City le~ule:rs;: had gone ahead with' .plans " contracting garbage reinoval . de'posit with Mr.. Curtis Jones. plans . were temporarily . h,auled ........ "'J. WU Wednesday evening when a group U'.\"'''lnn concerned citizens called a meeting for residents ' and officials. Committee |
