William Oakley Bolton

Bolton, William Oakley, Sr., 87, of St. Petersburg, died Friday, February 22, 2002 at the Masonic Home of Florida. He came here in the early 1920?s from his native London, KY. He was a retired Linotype Operator for the St. Petersburg Times, Miami Herald and the Tampa Tribune. He was instrumental in computerizing the Tampa Tribune. He was Methodist and a 25 year member of the Hialeah-Opa-Locka Masonic Lodge # 391 F&AM. He was also a 40 year member of the Typographical Union International. His hobbies included fishing, electronics and photography. He is survived by two sons, Dr. William Oakley Bolton, Jr. and G. Robert Bolton, both of St. Petersburg; two daughters, Joanne B. Knight of Nashville, TN and Kathy Sue Brasington of Virginia Beach, VA; one uncle, James Madison Bolton, two aunts, Virginia Sue and Billie Lee Bolton, a cousin, Barbara Lee Bolton, all of Barbourville, KY; and eight grandchildren: Elaine Bolton Barber of Nakomis, FL; Shannon Paige Knight-Cook of Colorado Springs, CO; Dr. Kyle Knight of Chattanooga, TN; Courtney Elizabeth Knight of Nashville, TN; Heather Michael Albright of Atlanta, GA; Robert Brian Bolton of St. Petersburg, FL; Francis Corbett Brasington and Kathleen Ann Brasington, both of Virginia Beach, VA. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes and Cremation Tribute Center ? Ninth Street Chapel.