Mrs. Dorothy Bolton, better known as Dot, 87, of Winfield, passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2023, in the Kemp Meadows Memory Care Facility. Mrs. Bolton was born on June 2, 1936, in Fayette County, to Houston and Ada Bell Lee Bly. Dot was a member of the Winfield First Baptist Church and a 1954 graduate of Winfield High School. She was the personnel director and office manager for Reltoc Manufacturing for more than 30 years. She was later employed with Fruit of the Loom Industries in Fayette before her retirement in 2001. Dot served for many years on the board of the Main Street, Pastime Theater, and Tree City Programs in Winfield. She was instrumental in implementing the brick paver program for Main Street, founding the Patio, and the installation of the decorative streetlamps throughout the downtown area. Mrs. Bolton loved Winfield and made many efforts in helping with its beautification projects and its preservation.
Mrs. Bolton is survived by her husband of 71 years, Guy Bolton Jr.; sons, Guy Robert Bolton III “Rob” (Tammy), and William Dant Bolton; grandchildren, Kyle Bolton (Tressa), Tabetha Johnson (Clay), and Matthew Reyes (Macy); great-grandchildren, Kinley and Kaylee Bolton, Emmett and Arlan Johnson, and Hilton Reyes; sister-in-law, Frances Otheal Burns; brother-in-law, Steve Bolton (Cathy); and a host of nieces, nephews, and other family members and friends.
Mrs. Bolton was preceded in death by her parents, Houston and Ada Bell Bly.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bolton were held on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial following in the White Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield served the Bolton family.
Bowen Funeral Home
981 State Highway 253
Winfield, AL 35594
205-487-4327
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