He loved boating and being on the water and he loved his family.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Joyce Dickerson Bolton; father, Lewis Ray Bolton; sister, Charlotte Bolton Wilkes; and nephew, Christopher Stephen Wright.
He is survived by his daughters, Holly Elizabeth Bolton and Samantha Ellen Bolton; grandchildren, Eric Hunter Moody, Shane Robert Moody, Matthew Christian Moody, Jr. and Summer Elizabeth Moody; siblings, Virginia Wright and Douglas Bolton.
A celebration of life will be held at a future date.