William (Bill) Jay Bolyn

WILLIAM “BILL” BOLYN WAS BORN ON MAY 12, 1947 IN EUFAULA, OK. TO JEFF AND MARTHA (STILL) BOLYN. WILLIAM PASSED PEACEFULLY FROM THIS LIFE AT THE AGE OF 74 ON FEBRUARY 26, 2022, AT HOME SURROUNDED BY HIS LOVING FAMILY. WILLIAM MOVED FROM STILWELL, OK. IN 1968 AT THE AGE OF 21 TO WEATHERFORD, TX. FOR WORK. IT WAS THERE THAT HE MET THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, SHERRY STULTS. THEY MARRIED ON JULY 1, 1969 AND WERE BLESSED WITH 52 YEARS OF MARRIAGE AND TWO CHILDREN. WILLIAM WORKED FOR WEATHERFORD ISD FOR EIGHT YEARS THEN WENT TO WORK FOR THE CD HARNETT CO. DRIVING A SEMI TRUCK DELIVERING GROCERIES TO MANY STORES AROUND TEXAS. HE WORKED THERE FOR 41 YEARS UNTIL HE WAS FORCED TO RETIRE DUE TO ILLNESS. WILLIAM HAD FOUR HOBBIES; FISHING, GOING TO FLEA MARKETS (FIRST MONDAY), GOING TO YARD SALES, AND HIS FAVORITE WAS AGGRAVATING ANYONE HE COULD JUST TO MAKE THEM LAUGH.

WILLIAM NEVER MET A STRANGER AND WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP ANYONE HE COULD. IT WAS ON ONE OF HIS FISHING TRIPS TO WEATHERFORD LAKE THAT HE MET RICHARD BROOKS AND BROUGHT HIM HOME FOR SUPPER, RICHARD BECAME A BROTHER TO WILLIAM. WILLIAM LOVED ANIMALS AND HIS LITTLE YORKIE, PRINCESS WAS HIS BABY. HE WOULD TELL HER TO SMILE AND SHE WOULD LOOK AT YOU AND SMILE. PRINCESS LOVED WILLIAM AS MUCH AS HE LOVED HER. SHE STAYED BY HIS SIDE GUARDING HIM TRYING TO BITE ANYONE THAT CAME CLOSE TO HIM. 

WILLIAM WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS; BROTHERS, FRY, RAYMOND, AND JEFFERSON BOLYN; SISTER, SHIRLEY LOWRY; AND NEPHEW, DANIEL TEEHEE. 

WILLIAM IS SURVIVED BY A LOVING FAMILY THAT INCLUDES HIS WIFE SHERRY OF THE HOME, DAUGHTERS SADONIA BOLYN OF THE HOME, SHANNA AND HUSBAND JESSE CASTRO OF GRAHAM, TX. GRANDKIDS IGNACIO BOLYN OF THE HOME, MORGAN AND HUSBAND LEIGHTON ETHEREDGE OF GRAHAM, TX., KATILYN AND HUSBAND FIO REYES OF WEATHERFORD, TX. GREAT GRANDKIDS LAYLA BENTON, LEAH BOLYN, LOGAN BEETLER OF GRAHAM, TX., ALAINA BOWENS AND MATTHEW REYES OF WEATHERFORD, TX. BROTHER RAY BOLYN AND WIFE BARBARA OF STILWELL, OK., SISTERS DONNA LONG OF WESTVILLE, OK., MARGIE BOLYN, AND JENNIE STORM OF STILWELL, OK; MANY NIECES AND NEPHEWS; SPECIAL FRIENDS, RICHARD BROOKS AND LISA AND HUSBAND JORGE TORRES OF WEATHERFORD, TX., AND HIS PRECIOUS BABY, PRINCESS OF THE HOME.

SPECIAL THANKS TO INTERIM HOSPICE AND NURSES FOR THEIR CARE.

THERE WILL BE NO VISITATION OR SERVICE. WILLIAM’S FINAL RESTING PLACE WILL BE AT HOME WITH HIS WIFE.