Violet June Tripp Olson Pulsipher Obituary (1916 - 2005)

To view a video tribute for Violet Olson Pulsipher, please click here. Violet June Tripp Olson Pulsipher, 89, died November 24, 2005, in Murray, Utah, of natural causes. Violet was born June 26, 1916, to Melvin Reynolds Tripp and Stella Mae Anna West in Burley, Idaho. She married Floyd D. Olson on January 13, 1934, in Salt Lake City, and together they had 11 children. One son died in 1946. Floyd passed away in 1974. Violet fulfilled a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Baton Rouge, LA from 1977-1978. She married Clyde C. Pulsipher in 1982; and he passed away in 1986. During her lifetime, she magnified many church callings, culminating as a faithful ordinance worker in the Jordan River Temple. Violet is survived by her children: Shirley (David) Chase, Mantua; Nadine (Kent) Richardson, Riverton; Carrol (Raymond) Hudson, Pocatello, Idaho; Mary (Zane) Curtis, Taylorsville; Geri Bartholomew, West Jordan; Dorothy (Roger) Jensen, West Jordan; Barbara (Curtis) Arrington, Payson; Carl, California; Kathi (David) Fulk, Milwaukie, Oregon; Ken (Emily), Spotsylvania, Virginia. She is also survived by 52 grandchildren, 136 great-grandchildren, and 26 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Monday, November 28, 2005, at 12 noon at the Murraydale Ward, 6300 South 300 East, Murray, Utah. Viewings will be Sunday 5:00-7:00 pm at Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary, 4760 So. State, Murray, Utah, and at the church 10:30-11:30 am prior to services. Burial in the Midvale City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Violet requested donations to the Primary Children’s Hospital in SLC.