James Allen Bolen - Benton, IL James A. Bolen, 77, of Benton, died at 12:46 p. m. Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at Select Specialty Hospital in Nashville, TN. Mr. Bolen was born on November 14, 1935 in Akin, IL the son of Vergil Bolen and Gladys (Allen) Bolen. James was a retired coal miner and attended the First Baptist Church in Benton. He was a lifelong, avid hunter who especially valued his annual hunting trips with his brothers. He enjoyed attending country music night at the Spring Pond Opry each week, as well as Benton basketball games and meals with friends at the Gray Plaza Restaurant. Surviving relatives include two daughters, Michelle Hargadine (Terry), Temple Terrace, FL, Melanie Bingham (Mark), Seffner, FL, seven grandchildren: Holly Hargadine King (Jeremy), Houston, TX, Lynn Hargadine Gonzales (Jeremy), Nashville, TN, Joseph Bingham (Lauren), Washington, DC, Micah Bingham (Kathryn), Mansfield, PA, Benjamin Bingham (Cara), Athens, AL, Emma Bingham, Seffner, FL, Jesse Bingham, Seffner, FL, four great-grandchildren, Griffin, Gwendolyn, Bella Mae, and Andy