~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, NWA Capt. David Olive
August 10, 1940 ~ March 17, 2025
Retired Northwest Airlines pilot Captain David
Ronald Olive, age 84, of Newnan, Georgia, passed away on Monday, March 17th. David joined Northwest Airlines 07-08-1968
and retired in 2000. He is survived by
his wife Charlene, and by his grandchildren along with many more extended
family members and friends.
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David Olive Obituary
David Ronald Olive, 84, of Newnan, Georgia, passed
away on Monday, March 17, 2025. David was born on August 10, 1940, in
Sheffield, Alabama, to Shelby L. Olive and Mary Pauline Olive of Florence,
Alabama. He attended Coffee High School in Florence, Alabama, and graduated in
1958. He married his high school sweetheart, Charlene Cutshall Olive, in 1961.
He attended the University of Alabama and graduated in 1963 with a degree in
Mathematics.
At graduation, he was commissioned in the United
States Air Force. He attended Air Force pilot training at Craig Air Force Base
in Selma, Alabama, where he became an instructor pilot in the T-33 and T-38
Aircraft. In 1968, he joined Northwest Airlines and Flew the Boeing
707,727,757,747 and the Douglas DC-10 Aircraft. He retired as a Captain on the
757 Aircraft in 2000 after logging over 20,000 hours of flight time.
David was a 40-year member of Central Baptist
Church in Newnan and a devoted M.A.M. Sunday School Class member.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Charlene;
his daughter-in-law, Sharon Leigh Olive of Minneapolis, MN; granddaughters,
Kirby Grace Breeding, Shelby Leigh Olive, and Baily Hope Olive; his brother,
John P. Olive (Cathy) of Foley, Alabama; and many beloved cousins, nieces,
nephews, and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, S.L. and Pauline
Olive, and his son, Michael J. Olive. David left a legacy of courage,
dedication, hard work, and devotion to faith and family. We will dearly miss
our husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother, and friend.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, March
29, 2025, from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at McKoon Funeral Home, 38 Jackson Street,
in Newnan. A graveside service will immediately follow visitation at Oak Hill
Cemetery in Newnan.
Condolences may be expressed to the family online
at www.mckoon.com. Flowers are welcome, but those who wish to make a donation
may do so in David's name, to the Central Baptist Church ATTN: Feeding Our
Friends, 14 W Broad Street, Newnan, GA 30263.
https://www.mckoon.com/obituaries/david-olive/#!/TributeWall
McKoon Funeral Home & Crematory 770-253-4580
38 Jackson Street, Newnan, GA 30263
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