Alma Sophia Bolton

Alma S. (Cavanaugh) Bolton passed away peacefully at the age of 97 on January 4, 2017 due to complications from a fall. Alma was a very loving mother and friend, a devout Christian whose faith never wavered. As an active member in her church, at the age of 93 she was still assisting in caring for her church and its members. She filled many hours crocheting beautiful items for herself and others, including baby hats for newborns in the hospital nursery. Her passion for house plants, gardening and maintaining her yard kept her young and spry into her nineties. Throughout her long, eventful, happy, and healthy life, she set a good example for others to follow. We can hear her heavenly father saying, "Well done my good and faithful servant, welcome home." Alma was born to William H. and Lavinia (Terwilliger) Cavanaugh on Dec 18, 1919 in Helix, OR. She and her three siblings were raised on Sheehan Flats / Badger Mountain where her parents were wheat ranchers. They also raised a few farm animals to bring in extra money by selling milk, cream and butter. As the oldest child, Alma drove a horse drawn wagon to Alstown to deliver these products to market. Alstown, now a ghost town, was a small thriving community on a branch line of the Great Northern Railroad on Douglas Creek not far from Waterville. She met and later married John (Jack) F. Frye in 1938. After marriage, Alma and John continued to live on Sheehan Flats before making moves to Rock Island, where he worked at Keokuk during WWII, to Waterville for a number of years, then in 1957 settling in Wenatchee. Over these years, Alma was a wife, a homemaker, and became a mother to seven children. When her children were moving into adulthood, she began working as a CNA at nursing homes. She had a servant's heart and was loved and respected by her coworkers and the residents. Alma is survived by her sister, Helen M. Racus, her sons, Robert R. Frye of Pekin, IL and Larry L. Frye of E. Wenatchee, WA, and her daughters, Betty L. Hertlein of Creston, WA and Connie J. Greenwalt of Vancouver, WA. She is also survived by 22 grandchildren, 51 great grandchildren, and 19 great greatgrandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, brothers, Irvin and Leo Cavanaugh, and three sons, John H, Michael H, and James R Frye. A memorial service is scheduled for Monday, Feb 20, 2017 at 2:30 P.M. at Telford's Chapel of the Valley located at 711 Grant Rd, East Wenatchee. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Salvation Army.

Alma Sophia Bolton

December 18, 1919 - January 4, 2017