Nicholas Chester Bolton

Nick Bolton, an established member of the Greenbrier community, died unexpectedly on January 21st, 2021 at the age of 62. Nick was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama but lived in Tennessee for most of his adult life.

Nick is survived by his mother, Cecilia Bolton; his sisters, Betty Hunt (Lance Hunt) and Tina Jamison (Dan Jamison); his brother, Tim Bolton (Teresa Bolton); his wife, Dawn Bolton; his children, Katie Altice (Phillip Altice) and Nicholas Colby Bolton; his twin granddaughters, Scarlett and Willow Altice; and his many nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his Father, Hershel Bolton; his sisters, Pat Padgett and Ava Bolton.

Honorary pallbearers are Austin Wallace, Tommy Stratton, Aaron Cancel, Briley Hankins, Colby Bolton, Phillip Altice, and Tim Bolton.

Nick worked in the tire business for almost his entire life. He travelled the country in his work and playing slow-pitch softball. He was inducted into the Senior Slow-Pitch Softball Hall of Fame after a career filled with countless of home-runs and life-long friendships he made along the way. When Nick finally stopped playing the game, he missed it. He began umpiring for the city of Greenbrier, Tennessee over 10 years ago. He umpired his daughter’s softball games and his son eventually became his co-umpire on the field. Nick passed away with a softball rule book in his backpack at the hospital with him.

Nick would have wanted everyone in the Greenbrier community to know that the ball field was his happy place. The people that he met touched his heart and he talked about them constantly. All of the players and the parents of players he umpired knew him as someone who was honest, compassionate, and devoted to the game. Nick’s dying wish was for his family to travel the country to ball fields that he had previously played on. He was a great father and Popples.

Nick Bolton’s memorial service will be held at Louis Martin Park in Greenbrier, Tennessee on Friday, January 29th at 5:00 p.m. The family has asked that everyone kindly wear a mask and practice social-distancing.