William R. Bridges, 58, Olney died Thursday, April 16, 1982 at the County Highway Garage office.  Burial in Haven Hill Cemetery in Olney.

Mr. Bridges was born May 31, 1923 in Richland County, the son of Roe and Etta (Runyon) Bridges. He married Vivian Fiock May 11, 1946 in Olney and she survives.

He was Richland County Superintendent of Highways for the past 32 years; a member of the Immanuel Methodist Church; a charter member of Ridgway Chapter of Audubon Society; a member of the Elks, American Legion, VFW, and a World War II veteran.

Other survivors include a son, Mike Bridges and his wife, Janine, Dundas and a daughter, Ann Edelson and her husband, Richard of Louisville, Ky. and two grandsons.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Evelyn Clark.

Olney Daily Mail (IL)