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Leon Boyd Boulton, Sr. 90, of Greenville passed away on April 8, 2008 at Presbyterian Hospital of Greenville. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, April 11, 2008 at 10 A.M. at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home with Rev. Kevin Herbert officiating. Burial will be in Memoryland Memorial Park.
Mr. Boulton was born on May 16, 1917 in Lone Oak, Texas to Robert Lee Boulton and Sarah Lou Boyd Boulton. He married Geraldine Daugherty on July 7, 1940. He was in the U.S.Air Force during WWII. He was the former owner of CB's that he purchased in 1970 and a longtime member of Ridgecrest Baptist Church since 1970.
He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Boulton of Greenville, son and wife, Leon and Cindy Boulton of Greenville, sisters, Ethel Bussey Bennett of Chattanooga, TN and Robbie Moseley of Greenville, grandchildren, Bobby Boulton of McKinney, and Christy and Cory Murphy of McKinney, great-grandchildren, Colton Henly of Sulphur Springs and Lauren Davis of McKinney and many nieces and nephews of Greenville.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Johnny Boulton and Cleotha Boulton, sister, Flora Anita Saunders in 2002.
Pallbearers will be Bo Hartline, Scott Holder, Lloyd Shurtleff, Danny Burns, James Woodruff, John Bench and LeRoy Hickey.
Visitation will be from 6-8 P.M. on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at the funeral home.