DeCorsey E. Bolden

DeCorsey Emroy Bolden (November 27, 1924 – April 29, 2016) was an American politician and businessman from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1971 to 1982.

Early life DeCorsey Emroy Bolden was born on November 27, 1924, in Oakland, Maryland, to Mary Harper (née May) and Emroy DeCorsey Bolden. He attended public schools in Oakland and graduated from Oakland High School in 1941. He attended the University of Maryland for two years. He completed a course in Columbia, South Carolina.

Career In January 1944, Bolden began training at the United States Navy pre-flight school in Athens, Georgia. He served with the Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He was a pilot instructor for the Navy Air Force. He was chair of the Garrett County delegation and was a member of the House Appropriations Committee and a member of the subcommittee on education and human resources and the special joint committee on capital projects. He was a member of the American Legion and served as commander of Procter-Kildow Post 71. He married Mary Phyllis Armentrout, daughter of Mary Margaret (née Auvil) and John Harrison Armentrout, of Oakland. They had one daughter, Mary DeCorsey. They later divorced. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church. He later lived on High Street in Oakland.

Bolden died on April 29, 2016, at his home in Oakland. He was buried in Oakland Cemetery.

Awards Bolden was inducted into the Maryland Senior Citizen Hall of Fame in 2015.