Vauda L. Bolte

Mrs. Vauda L. Bolte of Heber Springs, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2003, at Beverly Healthcare in Heber Springs. Born August 25, 1917, at Morrisonville, Illinois, Mrs. Bolte was 86 years of age. She was the daughter of the late Arza and Esther (Black) Hardy.

Mrs. Bolte was a retired bookkeeper for the First National Bank of Raymond, Illinois.

She had been a resident of Heber Springs since 1985, and she was a member of the Cleburne County Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ervin Bolte, who died in 1984, and she was also preceded in death by her brother, Wayne Hardy.

She is survived by: her sister-in-law, Ruby Hardy of Rose Bud, Arkansas; three nieces, Judy Sweeny of Tallahassee, Florida; Donna Bishop of Rose Bud, Arkansas and Jo Price of Heber Springs, Arkansas. Mrs. Bolte is also survived by other relatives and her many friends.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, Sept. 9, from 4:00-6:00 P.M. at Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc. in Heber Springs, AR. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 11, at the Morrisonville Cemetery in Morrisonville, Illinois, by Moffitt Funeral Home. Local arrangements are by Olmstead Funeral Home, Inc., 601 W. Main, Heber Springs, AR 72543.