Wanda Leota Roe, 92, of Piketon, Ohio passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2021 at Traditions of Bristol Village in Waverly. She was born March 24, 1929 in Felicity, Ohio daughter of the late Herbert Joe and Genevieve Gertrude Bolender. On June 19, 1954 she was united in marriage to Wilmer Basil Roe who preceded her in death on September 9, 2001. Surviving is a son, John Bolender of Brazil and two brothers, Leon and Merrell Bolender. In addition to her parents and husband, Wanda is preceded in death by a son, Kenton Lee Roe, two brothers, Arnold and Ralph Bolender and a sister, Eleanor Bolender.
Wanda was a school teacher for 49 years, working in the Western Local School District and the Scioto Valley School District. She was a graduate of Mt. Vernon Nazarene College and was a member of the Waverly Church of the Nazarene for 70 years.
Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 10, 2021 at Botkin Hornback Funeral Home in Waverly with Rev. Jim Roe officiating. Burial will follow in Mound Cemetery in Piketon. Family will receive friends on Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service at 1:00.