Funeral services to honor the life of Mr. Bolding will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday in the Liberty Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be prior to the service from 11:30 until 12:45pm at Liberty Mortuary. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park .
William Leon Bolding, 86, of 107 Davis Road, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Liberty, he was the husband of Evelyn McCall Bolding for 59 years and a son of the late William Melvin and Rosa Lee Rampey Bolding. He was a 1947 graduate of Liberty High School and was also a graduate of Tri-County Technical College. He later retired from BASF. He enjoyed gardening and spending time on Lake Keowee with his family. He was a member of Fellowship Community Church.
Surviving in addition to his wife are a daughter, Dianne Rice(Randy) of Liberty; 2 sons, Jerry Bolding(Susan) of Pickens and Michael Bolding of Liberty; 6 grandchildren; and 8 great grandchildren.
In addition to his parents he was predeceased by a sister, Lois McCrary; and 3 brothers, Louie, Dean and D.T. Bolding.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Helping Hands of Clemson: PO Box 561 Clemson, SC 29633. The family will be at the residence. Liberty Mortuary is handling arrangements. www.libertymortuary.com