Obituary: James Holly
Columbia Daily Tribune
Story ran on Friday, March 16 2001
James Garth Holly, 83, of Columbia, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at Oakview Living Center in Jefferson City.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at Parkade Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Hunsaker officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service.
Mr. Holly was born Aug. 16, 1917, in Harris, Tenn., to James Monroe and Mary Ward Holly.
He married Bernice Findley on Nov. 23, 1946, and she preceded him in death.
He graduated from high school in Crutchfield, Ky., and served in the Navy during World War II.
He was self-employed as a contractor and was involved in the building of the post office, the downtown Ramada Inn, Neff Hall on the MU campus and the Boone County Historical Society Building. He was a member of the Senior Center and the Midway Breakfast Club.
Survivors include a daughter, Diane Dryden of Lake in the Hill, Ill.; three sons, David Holly of Rocheport, Michael Holly of Kirkwood, and Wayne Holly of Mount Clemmons, Mich.; one brother, Girvus Holly of Fulton, Ky.; and seven grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by his parents and a brother.
Columbia Daily Tribune
Story ran on Friday, March 16 2001
James Garth Holly, 83, of Columbia, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at Oakview Living Center in Jefferson City.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at Parkade Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Hunsaker officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service.
Mr. Holly was born Aug. 16, 1917, in Harris, Tenn., to James Monroe and Mary Ward Holly.
He married Bernice Findley on Nov. 23, 1946, and she preceded him in death.
He graduated from high school in Crutchfield, Ky., and served in the Navy during World War II.
He was self-employed as a contractor and was involved in the building of the post office, the downtown Ramada Inn, Neff Hall on the MU campus and the Boone County Historical Society Building. He was a member of the Senior Center and the Midway Breakfast Club.
Survivors include a daughter, Diane Dryden of Lake in the Hill, Ill.; three sons, David Holly of Rocheport, Michael Holly of Kirkwood, and Wayne Holly of Mount Clemmons, Mich.; one brother, Girvus Holly of Fulton, Ky.; and seven grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by his parents and a brother.
Obituary: James Holly
Columbia Daily Tribune
Story ran on Friday, March 16 2001
James Garth Holly, 83, of Columbia, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at Oakview Living Center in Jefferson City.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at Parkade Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Hunsaker officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service.
Mr. Holly was born Aug. 16, 1917, in Harris, Tenn., to James Monroe and Mary Ward Holly.
He married Bernice Findley on Nov. 23, 1946, and she preceded him in death.
He graduated from high school in Crutchfield, Ky., and served in the Navy during World War II.
He was self-employed as a contractor and was involved in the building of the post office, the downtown Ramada Inn, Neff Hall on the MU campus and the Boone County Historical Society Building. He was a member of the Senior Center and the Midway Breakfast Club.
Survivors include a daughter, Diane Dryden of Lake in the Hill, Ill.; three sons, David Holly of Rocheport, Michael Holly of Kirkwood, and Wayne Holly of Mount Clemmons, Mich.; one brother, Girvus Holly of Fulton, Ky.; and seven grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by his parents and a brother.
Columbia Daily Tribune
Story ran on Friday, March 16 2001
James Garth Holly, 83, of Columbia, died Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at Oakview Living Center in Jefferson City.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17, at Parkade Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Hunsaker officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Parker Funeral Service.
Mr. Holly was born Aug. 16, 1917, in Harris, Tenn., to James Monroe and Mary Ward Holly.
He married Bernice Findley on Nov. 23, 1946, and she preceded him in death.
He graduated from high school in Crutchfield, Ky., and served in the Navy during World War II.
He was self-employed as a contractor and was involved in the building of the post office, the downtown Ramada Inn, Neff Hall on the MU campus and the Boone County Historical Society Building. He was a member of the Senior Center and the Midway Breakfast Club.
Survivors include a daughter, Diane Dryden of Lake in the Hill, Ill.; three sons, David Holly of Rocheport, Michael Holly of Kirkwood, and Wayne Holly of Mount Clemmons, Mich.; one brother, Girvus Holly of Fulton, Ky.; and seven grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by his parents and a brother.
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