DESSIE IRENE SCOGGINS BOLTON

Funeral for Dessie Irene Scoggins Bolton, 102, of Jacksonville will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, at Autry Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Patrick Papp and the Rev. Enid Shepard officiating. Burial will be in Old City Cemetery. Mrs. Bolton died June 15. She was born on Aug. 16, 1905 in San Angelo, Tom Green County to the late Raben Jefferson Scoggins and Dora Lee Stevens Scoggins. She was a homemaker for most of her life and later worked as a cashier for several stores in Jacksonville. She was a member of St. John's Methodist Church and the ETMC Pink Ladies Auxiliary.

Preceding her in death were her parents; five brothers; one sister; husband, Lige Bolton; sons and daughter-in-law, Hubert Bolton and Jack and Jessie Bolton; sons-in-law, John Carnes, Carl Loftin and Lewis Grigory.

Survivors are six daughters and three sons-in-law, Louise Carnes of Irving, Fairy Grigory, Betty Loftin, Agnes and Roger Reagan, Helen and Jim Cromwell and Linda and Don Gregg, all of Jacksonville; two sons and three daughters-in law, Larry and Sandra Bolton and Tony and Nancy Bolton of Tyler and Ernestine Bolton of Jacksonville; 22 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren, 16 great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews; two sisters-in-law Nellie Bolton and Geraldine Westbrook of Jacksonville.

Pallbearers will be grandsons Raben Bolton, Clint Bolton, Randy Loftin, Clint Gregg, Mike Reagan and Tony Bolton. Honorary pallbearers will be grandchildren.

June 18, 2008

Information from The Cherokeean Herald

Dessie Irene Scoggins Bolton 

Funeral services for Dessie Irene Scoggins Bolton of Jacksonville are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at Autry Funeral Home Chapel, Jacksonville with Rev. Patrick Papp and Rev. Enid Shepard officiating. Burial will follow at Old City Cemetery, Jacksonville. Mrs. Bolton died Sunday, June 15, 2008 in Jacksonville. She was born on Aug. 16, 1905 in San Angelo, Tom Green County to the late Raben Jefferson Scoggins and Dora Lee Stevens Scoggins. She was a homemaker for most of her life and later worked as a cashier for several stores in Jacksonville. She was a member of St. John’s Methodist Church and the ETMC Pink Ladies Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers, one sister, husband Lige Bolton, son Hubert Bolton, son and daughter-in-law Jack and Jessie Bolton, sons-in-law John Carnes, Carl Loftin, and Lewis Grigory. She is survived by daughters Louise Carnes, Irving, Fairy Grigory and Betty Loftin of Jacksonville; daughters and sons-in-law Agnes and Roger Reagan, Helen and Jim Cromwell and Linda and Don Gregg of Jacksonville; sons and daughters-in-law Larry and Sandra Bolton and Tony and Nancy Bolton of Tyler; daughter-in-law Ernestine Bolton of Jacksonville; 22 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren, 16 great-great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews; two sisters-in-law Nellie Bolton and Geraldine Westbrook, of Jacksonville. Pallbearers are grandsons Raben Bolton, Clint Bolton, Randy Loftin, Clint Gregg, Mike Reagan and Tony Bolton. Honorary pallbearers are grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at the funeral home. Published in the Jacksonville Daily Progress from 6/17/2008 - 6/18/2008.