Kenneth J. Bolden

1928 - 1969  (41 years)

• Name	Kenneth J. Bolden
  Birth	17 Jul 1928	Meyersdale, Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Aug 1969	Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
  Notes	Kenneth J. Bolden, staff writer and photographer for The Daily Courier, died Monday, at 5:25 p.m. in Connellsville State General Hospital. He was 41 years old. Mr. Bolden had been in the hospital since July 31 after suffering a heart attack. He was recovering satisfactorily until Sunday when he suffered a relapse. He resided at 213 East Crawford Ave. with his wife, Rita Joyce Hare Bolden, and their three children, Teresa, Kenneth Jr., and Karen. Mr. Bolden joined The Daily Courier in 1958 as photographer and reporter. He holds state awards in Pennsylvania news contests for news coverage of a sports event (1954) and feature photography (1959). Bolden was widely known for his photographic and writing accomplishments and had covered all of the major news events in this area since coming here eleven years ago. Prior to coming to Connellsville he worked for the Meyersdale Republican, and the Mount Pleasant Journal. He entered the newspaper field in 1953 with the Republican as sports editor, general news reporter and photographer. He served with the Journal in similar capacities from 1955 to 1958. He was born July 17, 1928, a son of the late John A. and Marjorie A. Gill Bolden. He was a graduate of Meyerdale High School in 1946. He was a member of Immaculate Conception R. C. Church. Surviving in addition to his wife and children are three brothers, John Albert, Meyersdale, Eugene of Lavale, Md., and Richard of Cumberland, Md., and a sister, Mrs. Vincent (Marjorie) Jacob of Somerset. The Daily Courier, August 19, 1969, Connellsville, Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I54141	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	John Albert Sr. Bolden,   b. 26 Jan 1890, Meyersdale, Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania d. 2 Jul 1946, Meyersdale, Summit Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Marjorie Gill,   b. 1 Apr 1895, Dunbar, Fayette County, Pennsylvania d. 29 Dec 1962, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F04927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rita Joyce Hare,   b. Private
  Marriage	Private
  Children	1. Teresa Lynn Bolden,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   2. Kenneth Jr. Bolden,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   3. Karen Louise Bolden,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
  Family ID	F20222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021