Greenville, NC – Joseph “Joe” Bolam, 66, died Sunday, August 7, 2011.

A Funeral Mass will be conducted Friday at 11 am in St. Peter’s Catholic Church.

Mr. Bolam, a native of Munich, Germany, had resided in Cherry Hill, New Jersey for most of his life, and was a veteran of the United States Navy.  For 22 years, he was employed with Ford Motor Company in the parts division.  He was a member of the Masonic Lodge Haddonfield Cherry Hill Lodge #15, and the American Legion Post #0371 in NJ.  He had made his home in Greenville since 2010.

He is survived by his:

daughters, Sharon D. “Sheri” Bolam, of Colerain, NC and Kim Bolam, of Greenville;

son, Joseph “Joey” Bolam, Jr. and wife, Deborah, of Ahoskie;

grandchildren, Corey, Alexis, Hannah, and Gage Bolam;

mother, Aloisia B. Bolam, of Cherry Hill, NJ; and a

sister, Denise Lennon, of Cranbury, NJ.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Raleigh Office, 8300 Health Park, Suite 10, Raleigh, NC 27615 or the American Heart Association, 3219 Landmark St. Unit 9A, Greenville NC 27834.

Arrangements by Wilkerson Funeral Home and Crematory, Greenville, NC.

Online condolences at www.wilkersonfuneralhome.com