Arvella Olinger (Phillips) Wilson
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Title
Arvella Olinger (Phillips) Wilson
Subject
Wilson, Arvella Olinger Phillips (1920-2023)
Description
Portrait photograph of Arvella Olinger (Phillips) Wilson as a young woman.
She was born in Mt. Clifton, one of eight children born to Clarence Phillips and Fannie (Olinger) Phillips. Her father was a miller.
She graduated from Triplett High School at the age of 16 and from Winchester Memorial Hospital Training School for Nurses in 1943.
While in the U.S. Army, she met her husband, Alton Wilson, in the Officer's Club. She served as a Lieutenant Nurse in the psychiatric ward, treating pilots returning from the war, 1944-1945.
Arvella married Alton Duane Wilson (1922-1999) in San Antonio, Texas, on February 23, 1945. They shared 54 years of marriage and raised three children.
She continued her nursing career until her retirement in 1980. She lived in Florida for many years before moving to Oklahoma where she spent her last years.
She was born in Mt. Clifton, one of eight children born to Clarence Phillips and Fannie (Olinger) Phillips. Her father was a miller.
She graduated from Triplett High School at the age of 16 and from Winchester Memorial Hospital Training School for Nurses in 1943.
While in the U.S. Army, she met her husband, Alton Wilson, in the Officer's Club. She served as a Lieutenant Nurse in the psychiatric ward, treating pilots returning from the war, 1944-1945.
Arvella married Alton Duane Wilson (1922-1999) in San Antonio, Texas, on February 23, 1945. They shared 54 years of marriage and raised three children.
She continued her nursing career until her retirement in 1980. She lived in Florida for many years before moving to Oklahoma where she spent her last years.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1943
Contributor
Identified in 2003 by the subject herself who was with her sister-in-law, Betty B. Phillips.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
003380
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Arvella Olinger (Phillips) Wilson,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed February 22, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/30051.
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