Ilda Fern Vetetoe's Obituary
Ilda Fern Vetetoe, age 72 of Springdale, Arkansas, died on October 24, 2021 in Fayetteville. She was born on May 2, 1949, in Fayetteville, Arkansas to Elmer Clarence Boatright and Carrie Sutton Boatright. Ilda married the love of her life Benny Wayne Vetetoe, Sr on August 19, 1963 in Stilwell, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Faith Assembly and First Assembly, Trinity Fellowship, and had recently been attending CLC in Fayetteville where she was active in the Griefshare support group.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Benny Vetetoe, Sr., parents Elmer and Carrie Boatright, Brother Preston Campbell, Sister Carrie (Tootsie) Smith, Sister Silvia Bonelli, Sister Phylis ward, and, Brother Jerry Boatright.
Ilda is survived by two daughters, Lecia Layton and her husband Tom of Rogers, and Teva Cossey and her husband Rick of Springdale; one son, Benny Vetetoe, Jr. and his wife Cindy of Springdale; her sister, Virginia Wales of Kansas City, Missouri; 10 grandchildren, Kara Beth Goins, Tenesha (Tei) Whorton, Kelsey Meeks, Josh Cossey, Bella Cossey, Lee Cossey, Kristy Jernigan, Michael Vetetoe, Lynzie Lambert, and Blake Vetetoe; fifteen great grandchildren, Katherine, Ian, Layton, Asher, Aryanna, Alexandra, Madelyn, Tito, Onyx, Carson, Colton, Will, Riley, Rex and Jackson.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 30, 2021, at Springdale First Assembly of God. Burial will follow at Bluff Cemetery in Springdale. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, October 29, 2021, at Nelson-Berna Funeral Home in Fayetteville. Memorials may be made to The Project Zero P.O. box 1006 Bentonville, AR 72712 or online at theprojectzero.org in the comment section type Ilda Vetetoe. Click this link to view additional details about Ilda's Services, including any available live streams: https://my.gather.app/remember/ilda-vetetoe
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