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Oliver (Ollie) Wilbert Littleton, Jr., age 95, of West Grove, PA died Sunday, January 24, 2016, surrounded by family, at the Chester County Hospital.
Born in 1920, he was the son of the late Oliver and Alice May Williams Littleton of Baltimore, MD
Ollie graduated from Washington College in Chestertown, MD in 1942. He married Dorothy Reindollar Littleton, also a graduate of Washington College in 1947.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a skipper of a minesweeper from 1944 to 1946.
He spent 38 years with E.I. DuPont de Nemours in many locations including Brazil, Chile and Australia as well as Wilmington, DE
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In his retirement, he enjoyed turning beautiful wooden bowls, travels with his wife and six months per year at his beloved lake cabin in Wisconsin.
In addition to his wife, Ollie is survived by his son Bruce Littleton, daughters Terry Colburn, Karen Littleton, Suzanne Anderson, his grandchildren Kelly, Dana, Taylor, Kyle, Jennabeth, Krista, Sarah and Ben, his great grandchild Trent and his nieces Mary Anderson and Susan Waesche and nephew David Littleton.
He was predeceased by one brother, Melvin Littleton.
Services will be held privately.
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Arrangements by the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home, Kennett Square, PA.
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