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BOLTON, Melvin Clayton & Lorna Margaret (nee Vestby) & Family

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Mel at 17
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Mel's army life
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50th Anniversary
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Lorna Bolton & 16 Grandchildren
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Family Tree

Home Town or Home Community:
Kelliher

Our Story:
MEMORIES OF MELVIN CLAYTON BOLTON

SCHOOLDAYS

Melvin Clayton Bolton was born October 28th, 1925 to Catherine Pearl (Hartley) and Howard Malcolm Bolton. Melvin took all his schooling in Kelliher Sask. He graduated in June, 1944.

When he was 9 years old he started working for Mr. Alex Smith, who asked him to be the delivery boy for Smith's Grocery Store. They had a bicycle with a large basket on the front. Mel delivered groceries after school and on Saturdays for $.25 a week. He also received $.25 a week for carrying in the wood and coal for the stove and the ice  ...more Story

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Contact:
Lorna M. Bolton
Box 22
Kelliher SK S0A 1V0
Canada