Alice was born on March 13, 1926, in Millersville, MO, the daughter of Henry J. and Ethel (Ellis) Bollinger. She married Richard Earl Walton on October 28, 1950, in Mulberry Grove, IL.
Alice received her B.A. from McKendree University. She worked as a children's reference librarian at Nichols Public Library in Naperville, IL, until she retired in 1991. After her retirement, Alice and Richard moved to Normal, IL. Alice was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Normal and was a volunteer at the Ecology Action Center. She loved spending time with her family and enjoyed walking, reading, knitting, jigsaw puzzles and daily word puzzles.
Alice is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Richard, daughter Gail Cramer, five brothers and two sisters.
She is survived by her children: Leigh (Michael) Fulford, Normal, Dwight (Sharon) Walton, Florence, MT; and son-in-law, Craig (Jill Timmons) Cramer, Granger, IN. Also surviving are six grandchildren: Anthony Fulford, Marques Fulford, Drew (Maura) Cramer, Severin Cramer, Erin Bengala, Michael (Ana) Bengala; four great-grandchildren: Emma Rose Hathaway, Benjamin, Josephine, and Eliza Cramer; brothers, Thomas Bollinger, Mark Bollinger; sisters-in-law: Ilanda Bollinger and Norma Bollinger; and many nieces and nephews.
Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - Sunday, June 12, 2022
Alice was born on March 13, 1926, in Millersville, MO, the daughter of Henry J. and Ethel (Ellis) Bollinger. She married Richard Earl Walton on October 28, 1950, in Mulberry Grove, IL.
Alice received her B.A. from McKendree University. She worked as a children's reference librarian at Nichols Public Library in Naperville, IL, until she retired in 1991. After her retirement, Alice and Richard moved to Normal, IL. Alice was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Normal and was a volunteer at the Ecology Action Center. She loved spending time with her family and enjoyed walking, reading, knitting, jigsaw puzzles and daily word puzzles.
Alice is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Richard, daughter Gail Cramer, five brothers and two sisters.
She is survived by her children: Leigh (Michael) Fulford, Normal, Dwight (Sharon) Walton, Florence, MT; and son-in-law, Craig (Jill Timmons) Cramer, Granger, IN. Also surviving are six grandchildren: Anthony Fulford, Marques Fulford, Drew (Maura) Cramer, Severin Cramer, Erin Bengala, Michael (Ana) Bengala; four great-grandchildren: Emma Rose Hathaway, Benjamin, Josephine, and Eliza Cramer; brothers, Thomas Bollinger, Mark Bollinger; sisters-in-law: Ilanda Bollinger and Norma Bollinger; and many nieces and nephews.
Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - Sunday, June 12, 2022
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Dewey Joseph Bollinger
1910–1910
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Infant Son Bollinger
1910–1910
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Truman Dallas Bollinger
1912–1986
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Alma Marie Bollinger
1913–1914
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Infant Bollinger
1914–1914
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Ruth E. Bollinger
1918–1918
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Mary Ellis Bollinger Crites
1919–2004
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Gladys Mae Bollinger Lawrence
1921–2015
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Franklin William Bollinger
1925–2010
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Clyde Hugh Bollinger
1931–1990
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