David (Oly) Grant Olsen

David (Oly) Grant Olsen, 68, passed away unexpectedly July 11, 2018, in St. George, Utah, at the Dixie Regional Medical Center.

He was born in Price, Utah, June 14, 1950, to Norman Lloyd Olsen and Veda Mae Briggs. He married his sweetheart and a best friend, Wanda Ann Zimmerman, Nov. 18, 1977. They were later sealed for time and all eternity in the Ogden Utah Temple July 20, 1990.

He attended first grade in Big Piney; second grade in Odessa, Texas; third grade in Blanding, Utah; and fourth through eighth grade back in Big Piney. He graduated from Green River High School in 1969.

After high school he worked for many various road construction jobs, at the trona mines, and in the oil and gas field throughout Wyoming and Utah.

He married Wanda Ann and settled down. They lived in Green River, on the farm in Wheatland, then to Big Piney, where they lived for 20 years and raised their three children. He then sent Wanda Ann to truck driving school so they could work as a team and travel the country together. They moved to Washington, Utah in 2004 and leased their own truck to Parke Cox trucking. In 2007 he received the Truck Driver of the Year award for the state of Utah.

They enjoyed activities such as going on cruises, trips in their motorhome, boating, rodeos and PBR's, dancing, camping, cooking and four-wheeling.

Oly loved to spend time with his family and it was the most important thing to him. He worked hard and played harder. 

He is survived by his wife Wanda Ann; his children James (Amber) Olsen, Deena (Darin) Sorensen, Dustin Olsen and Bindee; seven grandchildren, Fellicity, Whitney, Sydney, Ryan, Abby, Derek and Brooke; his siblings Michael (Caroline) Olsen, Margie Olsen, Diane (Bill) Stauner and Jane (Keith) Osterman. He will also be forever remembered by his numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and many friends.

Oly is preceded in death by his parents, Norman Olsen and Veda Briggs, and by his brother, Tracy Olsen.

Funeral services took place Tuesday.