Lola Diane Tomlinson born February 5, 1950 to Karl D. and Opal Kelso in Sikeston, MO went to be with the Lord on November 8, 2022 while at home sitting with her granddaughter November S. Tomlinson in Auburn, Washington. She is survived by her brother Karl D Kelso Jr, and three sisters, Sondra Boyer, Rebecca Nell, and Rita Robinson, her children, Carl Tomlinson, Amy Paxton, and Jeffery Tomlinson, five grandchildren, Joshua Leeper, Gabrielle Mason, November S. Tomlinson, Karriann Paxton, and Noah Paxton, and two great grandchildren, Savanah Leeper, and Alexis Leeper. She is preceded by her parents and her husband of thirty five years, Aubrey L. Tomlinson, whom she met in high-school and married in Calvary Baptist Church upon graduation. Finding together a mutual dislike of their given names she called him Tom and he called her Di, short for Diane. She grew up on a small farm in Southern Illinois and later in the town of North Pekin, Illinois. She attended and graduated from Pekin high-school and worked for P.A. Bergner & Co. Department store before moving to Washington state with her husband and children in 1987, where she was employed by Fleck Co. as a production supervisor before retiring to enjoy her grandchildren and pursue her beloved interests of baking, canning, cooking, and reading. Lola will be having a grave side service on November 23, 2022 At 10:00 am at Mountain View Cemetery 2020 Mountain View Dr. Auburn, WA 98001, Family and Friends are welcome to attend. Flowers and cards may be sent to Price-Helton Funeral home at 731 W. Main St. Auburn, WA 98001, Please leave online condolences at priceheltonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Price-Helton Funeral home, 253-833-1165.