Curtis Willard Bolton
1919 - 2012
Curtis Willard Bolton was born Jan. 19, 1919 in Arp, Smith County, Texas to
William Curtis & Goldie Gustavia Fox Bolton.
Curtis married Elizabeth G. Chappell in 1959.
On the US Census for 1940 Curtis is found in New York, Richmond,
New York at Ft. Wadsworth. He is listed on the census as Pvt. US Army and
in 1935 it shows his residence was Jacksonville, Cherokee Co., Texas, the
county of his birth.
Curtis registered for the military draft on August 6, 1945 in Galveston
Co., Texas, and on Dec 5, 1945 at Houston Texas he enlisted in the US Army
in the Military Police branch. Curtis served in WWII as well as the Korean War.
He last rank was Master Sergeant.
Curtis Willard Bolton passed away July 2, 2012, (age 93).
He is buried in the Fort Smith National Cemetery at Fort Smith,
Sebastian Co., Ar.
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Curtis Willard Bolton, 93, of Fort Smith, AR. entered into rest on Monday, July 2, 2012 in Fort Smith, AR.
He was born January 19, 1919 in Arp, TX. to the late William & Goldie Bolton.
He was preceded in death by a son Patrick Coleman.
He is survived by his loving wife Elizabeth of 53 years, son John Bolton of Fort Smith, AR, four granddaughters, two sisters Janice Icenhower of Texas and Shirley Dorrset of Texas and one brother Claude Wayne Bolton of Texas and several nieces and nephews of Texas.
He was a 23 year Veteran of the US Army, served in WWII receiving the Purple Heart Award, Bronze Star and many other awards and honors and landed Omaha Beach D-Day + 1. He was a member of Haven Heights Baptist Church, member of Second Division Association, DAV, VFW, 32degree Mason and retired after 25 years as a brick mason in Dallas, TX.
Funeral service will be at 11:30 a.m. Friday, July 6, 2012 at Haven Heights Baptist Church in Fort Smith, AR. with interment with full military honors at The U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith, AR.
Pallbearers will be Franklin Taylor, Grady Stone, Scott Wells, Bill Mitchell, Norman Fletcher and Butch Hardgrave.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Haven Heights Baptist Church Men's Bible Class.
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