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Wanda Mae (Arnett)
Bolyard
Wanda Mae (Arnett) Bolyard passed peacefully at home January 9th, 2021
after living with dementia for over ten years. She was born December
18th, 1934 to Lewis and Goldie (Hines) Arnett in their home in
Greenville, Ohio. A self-professed country girl, Wanda milked a cow
every morning before attending a one-room schoolhouse for first through
eighth grade. She was a graduate of Greenville Senior High School in
1952. She attended Miami Jacobs Business School in Dayton and worked as
a secretary in an attorney’s office.
After returning home to Greenville, Wanda was set up on a date to go
bowling with Don Bolyard; sparking over 60 years of happy marriage. She
worked alongside her husband to start Bolyard Heating & Cooling and
to maintain their 160 acre farm. They enjoyed traveling throughout the
United States and Europe, but she always said that there was no place
like home. She was a kind, gentle and loving mother and grandmother who
taught us all that “every day is a good day that God gives you.”
Wanda is preceded in death by her parents Lewis and Goldie (Hines)
Arnett, her sister and brother-in-laws Betty Lou and Dwayne Rolfe, and
Martha Lee and Gene Riegle; her brother and sister-in-law Willard Lewis
and Pat Arnett, and sister-in-law Clara Arnett.
She is survived by her husband, Don, three children and their spouses:
Barry and Barb Bolyard; Jeff and Danette Bolyard; and Lisa and Maurice
Herron. Wanda is also survived by her brother Andy Joe Arnett, and her
sister and brother-in-law Charlene and Roger Black. She has six
grandchildren: Steve Bolyard, Bret Bolyard, Rachel Bolyard, Olivia
Herron, Clayton Herron and Julia Herron. She also has two
great-grandchildren: Cassey Bolyard and Thomas Courtney.
Private Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, January 12th, in the
Zechar Bailey Funeral Home, Greenville, Ohio, with Rev. Don Myers
officiating. It is the wishes of the family that in lieu of flowers,
Memorial Contributions be given to State of the Heart Hospice
(www.stateoftheheartcare.org/donate) or The Alzheimer’s Association of
Miami Valley (www.alz.org/get-involved-now/donate).
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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