Mary Kathern Bolin, age 85 of Bentonville, Arkansas passed away Friday, August 26, 2016 at Circle of Life Hospice in Bentonville.

She was born December 15, 1930 at Bass, Arkansas, a daughter of Arlin L. Starkey and Wilda T. (Taylor) Starkey.

She lived most of her life in the Bellefonte area after graduating from Jasper High School. She spent the last 8 years with her daughter Julia Waldner and her husband Jerry in Bentonville, Arkansas.

She was a homemaker, a very loving wife and mother, and a retired worker of Cicero Bible Press. She was a member of the Bella Vista and Bellefonte Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond O. Bolin; infant twin daughters, Pamela and Paula Bolin; two granddaughters, Shelly Rene Neff and Kathryn Tess Chevallier; a sister, Stella Mae Starkey; two brothers, Billy Wayne and Jerl Don Starkey.

Survivors include one son, Raymond Dale Bolin and wife Sharon of Willard, Missouri; three daughters, Julia Dawn Waldner and husband Jerry of Bentonville, Arkansas; Janette (Jan) Lynn Chevallier and husband John of Sulphur Springs, Arkansas; Annette (Anne) Kay Street and husband Kelly of Harrisonville, Missouri and loving caregiver, Michelle Gates of Decatur, Arkansas, whom she considered one of her children; ten grandchildren; Shannon Neff of Bergman, Justin Jones and wife Debra of Bentonville, Arkansas; Chad Bolin of Waynesville, Missouri; T.J. Chevallier of Sulphur Springs, Arkansas; Casey Cravens and husband Brandon of Bella Vista, Arkansas; Charity Bolin of Willard, Missouri; Isaac and Katie Gragson and Kellie and Amber Street of Harrisonville, Missouri; six great grandchildren, Shayden and Landon Neff of Bergman; Peydon Tess Cravens of Bella Vista, Arkansas; Daisy, Malachi and Jewel Sequichie of Bentonville, Arkansas; eight siblings, Rex Starkey and wife Shirley of Hasty; John Starkey of Bellefonte; James Starkey and wife Nina of Joplin, Missouri; Wanda Williams of Suisun, California; Iva Mulford and husband Bob of Harrison; Elizabeth Zeliff of Carson, Washington; Linda Chaffin and husband Ray of Henderson, Nevada; Debra Wiskirchen and husband John of Branson, Missouri; twenty-three nieces and nephews and numerous great nieces and nephews.

Services will be Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at Bellefonte Church of Christ with Ray Crawford officiating. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery.

Visitation will be Tuesday, August 30, from 6-8 PM at Coffman Funeral Home in Harrison.

Pallbearers are grandsons, Shannon Neff, Justin Jones, T.J. Chevallier, Chad Bolin and Isaac Gragson and great grandson, Shayden Neff. Honorary Pallbearers will be great grandsons, Landon Neff and Malachi Sequichie and grandson-in-law, Brandon Cravens.

On-line condolences may be left at coffmanfh.com.