Ilo Teresa Bolton's Obituary
Ilo Teresa Bolton, a resident of Tulsa, passed away March 21, 2018 at the age of 69. She was born October 15, 1948 to Earl Kenneth Arnett and Mary Teresa (Lister) Arnett in Amarillo, Texas. She graduated from Bartlesville College High School in 1967 and she received her Bachelor in Education from the University of Houston. Ilo was a retired Teacher and a Certified Reading Recovery Teacher. She enjoyed RV’ing, sewing, embroidery, quilting, knitting, crafts, jewelry, antiquing and estate sale shopping. She was a member of the DAR and loved African violets and glassware. She was a loving mother of 3 boys and she loved to care for her grandchildren. She was a friend to anyone that she would meet. She will be missed by all that knew and loved her.She was preceded in death by her parents, Mary Teresa Lister Arnett and Earl Kenneth Arnett.Survivors include her husband, William Keith Bolton; son, Kevin Melton Bolton and wife, Athena; son, William Michael Bolton and wife, DeAnna; son, Tyler Keith Bolton and wife, Sarah; sister, Eleanor Jane Swart; sister, Karen Ann Anderson; brother, Kenneth Edmund Arnett; nine grandchildren, Donovan, Hannah, Wil, Maxwell, Adelaide, Geneva, Lourdes, Catalina and Mackenzie; numerous well-loved cousins; her four-legged children, Zoey, Ellee and Sophie, and many friends and other relatives.Viewing will be held Sunday, March 25, 2018 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Floral Haven Funeral Home.Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 26, 2018 at the First United Methodist Church in Broken Arrow with Reverend Larry Varvel officiating. Burial will follow the service at the Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Garden of St. Paul.Pallbearers will be Kevin Bolton, Michael Bolton, Tyler Bolton, Casey Bolton, John David Anderson and Donovan Bacuyag. Honorary Pallbearer will be Jerry Johnson and Terry Swart.
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