DALE COUNTY: This past Tuesday Alabama State House of Representatives Member Steve Clouse and Marcus Parramore presented to Mrs. Brandy Olson and her daughter a resolution.
The resolution was passed by the Alabama House of Representatives tin the 2026 session honoring the Late Wally Olson, retired Dale County Sheriff. Elected in 2007 after the retirement of long time Dale County Sheriff Bryant Mixon, Sheriff Wally Olson served 16 years as Dale County Sheriff. He was dedicated to the citizens and guests of Dale County. He retired in 2023 and passed the reins to Mason Bynum who currently serves as Dale County Sheriff.
Wally Olson loved his family, Brandy Stafford Olson; two daughters, Emma Claire Olson and Ellie Grace Olson; his parents, Gary and Alice Bludsworth Olson; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Mack and Sheila Casey Stafford. He really loved his wife and two daughters who were the apples of his eye. And his parents, always taking his mother’s phone call no matter where he was at.
Sheriff Mason Bynum said “Sheriff Wally Olson wasn’t just a sheriff he was a steady hand, a mentor, and a servant to this community. He led with integrity, humility and with a genuine heart for people. And whether you knew him for a season or for a lifetime, you walked away better because of him.”
Today we also wish a heavenly HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Sheriff Wally Olson. For today, April 30th, is Wally Olson’s Birthday.
