Bobby Joe “Bob” Bolton, 96, of Paris, passed away Friday, October 16, 2026. Services are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, at The United Pentecostal Church with Rev. Brad Davis officiating. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Bright-Holland Funeral Home will make burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Bolton, the son of Roy Clark Bolton & Gladys Eugene Legate Bolton, was born Aug. 6, 1930, in Lamar County, Texas. Bob had a number of short-term jobs at Flex-o-lite, RC Bottling Company, Spees Vinegar, and the Paris Housing Authority, followed by a career at B & W that spanned many years before his retirement. He was a faithful member of The United Pentecostal Church where he led singing for more than 50 years. He and his wife, Jessie, were tireless workers for the Lord and their church. Bob and Jessie were well known for their peanut brittle which they began to make each year when the weather was agreeable. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Jessie Glenn Melton Bolton, whom he married on Nov. 6, 1953, building 68 years of family and memories before her death on Dec. 20, 2021. Also preceding him in death were two siblings, Kendall Bolton and Halogene Exum. Survivors include two children, Phillip Bolton & wife Cindy and Priscilla Clark & husband Stephen, grandchildren, Emilee Legg & husband Kevin and Sara Wilson & husband Justin, great grandchildren, Jaxson Legg, Parker Legg, Charlee Legg, Laila Bolton, Teddy Wilson, and Georgia Wilson and one brother, Bill Bolton along with numerous nieces & nephews and a host of friends.
