He is survived by six children, Carlos A. Bolyard and wife Laura of Oakland, Perry J. Bolyard and wife Margie of Horseshoe Run, WV, James O. Bolyard and wife Pamela of Oakland, Shelbadean L. Harvey and husband Jeff of Deer Park, Sheiladean I. Bolyard of Oakland, and Josephine G. Sweitzer and husband Dave of Oakland; fourteen grandchildren, Georgie Friend, Lynn Yommer, Sharron DeWitt, Clarice Brown, Beth Paugh, Carlos Brown “BB” Bolyard II, James O. Bolyard Jr., Madison Bolyard, April Hebden, Alisha Harvey, Kenny Landis, Justin Landis, Lil’ Davey Sweitzer and Levi Sweitzer; thirteen great grandchildren; two sisters, Imogene Weeks and Edith Dagorn of FL; and a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Shelbadean (Lewis) Bolyard, in 2005; two grandsons, Michael Anthony Bolyard and Wyatt Allen Harvey; and three sisters, June Bowman, Dotty Knotts and Gloria DeWitt.