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Hamilton Grit, February 1950
Henry Alva Holland,
younger son of Sarah Holland Neer and Thomas Holland, was born on the old
homestead north of Hamilton in the Willow Valley community June 5, 1873, and
died at the age of 76 years, seven months and 17 days in Hamilton, Kansas,
January 22, 1950. His mother and father, four brothers and three sisters have
preceded him in death.
Alva grew to manhood and spent his entire life in
this vicinity. He was united in marriage to Ida Covert May 7, 1925. To this
union were born four children, two of which dies in infancy. The two surviving
children are Mrs. Laura Kerr of Elk City, Kansas, and Alva James of the home.
Also surviving are two daughters and one son of a former marriage, Mrs. Marvel
Gutman of Hamilton, Mrs. Mildred Joy of Emporia and Thomas C. Holland of
Carlsborg, Wash, one son died in infancy. Other survivors include six Alva was a
good neighbor and friend, always willing to help in time of need. He was a
loving husband and father. He will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved
him.
The funeral was held at the First Baptist church, Hamilton, Kansas,
at two o'clock p.m. January 24, with Rev. Harold Quinlan in charge. Burial was
in Hamilton cemetery.
Contributed by James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
Hamilton Grit, January 15, 1931
George Madison
Neer, son of Matilda and Jacob Neer, was born July 20, 1850, at New Ville,
Richland County, Ohio, and died at his home at Hamilton, Kansas; January 10,
1931, at the age of 80 years 5 months and 21 days.
In the fall of 1851 he
moved with his parents to Martinsville, Illinois where he grew to manhood. In
the year of 1870, he came to Kansas with a sister and brother-inlaw, Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Ishler. They landed at Black-Jack, Douglas County; Kansas; later
coming to Greenwood County in the spring of 1871, he returned to Illinois where
he remained till 1879, he then returned to Greenwood County.
In the year
of 1883, on September 29. He was united in marriage to Mrs. Sarah E. Holland,
who proceeded him in death July 19th, 1926. His father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Neer; four sisters; Mrs. Phoebe Ishler or Martinsville, Illinois; Mrs.
Elizabeth Green, Mrs. Amelia Patte, of Illinois and Mrs. Lyle Bullion of
Hamilton, Kansas, three brothers, John, Jim and Havre of Illinois; all whom have
preceeded him in death, also two step children Mrs. Margaret E. Bullion and
James R. Holland of Hamilton, K He leaves to mourn his death one neice, Mrs. May
Pettyjohn of Woodward, Oklahoma, three nephews, Ed Bullion of Woodward,
Oklahoma, Ross and Hal of Hamilton; two step-daughters Mrs. Ida Graves of
Torrance, California; and Vina Holland of Parsons, Kansas; four step-sons,
Charles Holland of Torrance, California; William Holland of Crestone, Colorado,
John and Alva Holland of Hamilton and a number of nieces, nephews, grandchildren
and great grandchildren.
He was a devoted husband a kind and loving
father to the family he helped raise, and as a neighbor and friend the community
will mourn his loss.
Funeral activities were held at the M. E. Church,
Monday, January 12, 1931 at 2 o'clock. The remains laid to rest in the family
plot.
[Note: On the same page the following was written.]
Geo. Neer
Dead - George Neer, died at his home north of Hamilton Saturday, January 10, at
the advanced age of 80 years past.
Mr. Neer was one of the early settlers in
this community and was respected and loved by all who knew him.
This section
of the state was young and part wild; deer fed in the timber along Willow Creek
and antelope scampered over the Flint Hills when George Neer first saw this
valley.
He worked hard and he gained the respect of his acquaintances and
friendship ripened on every hand.
George Neer was a good man.
Contributed by James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
Hamilton Grit, September 22, 1932
Sylvina I. Holland oldest daughter of
Thomas and Sarah Holland was born April 26th, 1857 near Lima, Ohio and passed
away, September 20th, 1932 at Parsons State Hospital, Parsons, Kansas, age 75
years 4 months and 24 days.
She leaves to mourn her death one sister,
Mrs. Ida Graves of Torrance, California, three brothers, Chas. L. Holland also
of Torrance, California, John Holland of Wichita, and Alva Holland of Hamilton.
Her mother, father and one sister, Mrs. M. F. Bulion and two brothers, James
R. Holland and William T. Holland had proceeded her in death.
At the age
of 16 she moved with her parents to Burlington, Kansas. One year later moved to
Greenwood County. She had been an invalid since a young woman.
As her
father passed away leaving her mother with eight children to support and she
being the oldest, she worked out and gave her earnings to help support the
family.
She united with the Methodist Church when a small child and lived
in the faith until the end. She always managed to read at least one chapter of
the bible each day.
Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church in
Hamilton Wednesday afternoon September 21 at 2:30 p.m. The body was laid to rest
in the Hamilton cemetery.
[Note: Sulvina Isabelle Holland was her proper
name. She was frequently refered to as "Vina" or "Viney".]
Contributed by
James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
The Madison News - July 29, 1926
Sarah Ellen Hasting was born in Wapakonetta,
Auglaize County, Ohio, on the 26th day of April, 1841, and died at her home near
Hamilton, Kansas, on the 19th day of July, 1926, at the age of 85 years, 2
months, and 23 days.
On the 25th day of April, 1856, she was married to
Thomas Holland, who preceded her in death on the 28th day of February, 1875. To
this union were born eight children - five boys and three daughters - all living
but James R., who preceded her in death June 13th, 1921.
On the 29th day
of September, 1883, she again married to G. M. J. Neer, who shared with her the
joys and sorrows of life until she was called to her final reward.
In
November, 1869, she with her husband and family left Ohio and moved west
settling at Burlington, Kansas, where they remained only about three months;
from there they came to Hamilton where they settled on a farm and made their
home during all these years.
The deceased leaves to mourn her departure;
Her husband; four sons - William T., of Crestone, Colo.; John W., of Madison,
Kans.; Charles L., of Torrance, Calif.; and Alva, of Hamilton, Kans. Three
daughters - Miss Vina Holland, of Hamilton, Kans.; Mrs. Ida J. Graves, of
Torrance, Calif.; and Mrs. Margaret Bulion, of Madison, Kans. One brother -
Thomas Hasting, of Ohio. One sister - Mrs. Margaret Burke, of Cridersville,
Ohio. A number of grandchildren, great grandchildren, and one great great
grandchild In her early childhood days she gave her life to her Maker and joined
the Methodist Episcopal church of which she remianed a member all the time of
her life.
As a mother she was sacrificing, and dominated by love and the
hous was never too late, never too tired nor sick to look after the welfare of
those entrusted to her tender care. She was true to her task.
As a
citizen and neighbor she was always ready to help where help was needed,
standing for high ideals and seeking to do what she could to make the community
a better place to live in.
The deceased was one of the few still
remaining, who came to Kansas in its early history when the great prairies of
our commonwelth were undeveloped, when it took determination and hard work to
make ends meet as well as courage to meet the problems that confronted the early
settlers. However, she was not only instrumental in building up the political
commonwealth, but she also was deeply interested int hat greatest of all - the
developmen of the soul of men. Her home was the resting place of the early cr
All through her life she has had to work hard and sacrafice for those she loved.
In her early days while her husband was in the army she had to undergo great
privations to keep her little family together, and then again later in life she
was left a widow, and it was again hard to keep the household up, but with a
firm determination she kept up courage, and remained faithful to her task until
God said: " It is enough, enter thou the joys of your reward."
Contributed by James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
Hamilton Grit - June 1921
At the home of his daughter, Mrs. Pheanis Oliver,
Tuesday June 14, 1921, Jas. R. Holland, aged 62 years, 5 months and 28 days.
Mr. Holland was born in Allen County, Ohio, Jan. 16, 1859, and came with his
parents to Kansas in 1869, locating at Burlington for a few months, then moving
on a farm two miles north of Hamilton, where he lived until he was married to
Maggie Curry, Feb. 10, 1886.
To this union were born four children, all
of whom survive him, namely, Earl Holland, Mrs. Mary Oliver, Mrs. Amy Oliver,
Mrs. Alva Oakley.
The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock
from the Methodist Church, Rev. C. C. Brannon officiating. Interment was made in
the Blakely Cemetery at Madison.
***
In Memory of Our Departed
Brother, James R. Holland
James was the son of Thomas and Sarah Holland,
who moved to Kansas in its early settlement in '69. As a child he respected and
obeyed the teachings of a Christian father and mother. His father was taken away
while James was yet in his teens, leaving very little means for the maintenance
of the family. And James, being the eldest son of a huge family, he necessarily
assumed as many of the duties of the father as his age and inexperience would
permit. And it can be truthfully said of him that he was nev The burdens and
cares of the years that followed the death of his father were fraught with
privations and great responsibilities. And through his opportunities for
education were very limited, he struggled on, helping with the farm in the
summer and going to school in the winter, later teaching in the schools of
Greenwood County.
Always striving to build in himself a character of
worth and honor, ever truthful, faithful to every duty throughout his 62 years.
He was a loving and dutiful son, a comfort and support to his widowed mother, a
patient and sympathetic brother, an affectionate and faithful husband and
father. In character and deeds his life stands out clean and above reproach, and
a monument to those who mourn his loss, who are, besides a son, Earl Holland;
three daughters, Mrs. Pheanis Oliver, Mrs. Willis Oliver, Mrs. Alva Oakley; his
mother, Mrs. G. M. Neer; three sisters, Mrs. M. F. Bulion, Miss Nina Holland;
Mrs. G. T. Graves; and four brothers, J. W., C. L. and Alva Holland.
Contributed by James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
Source Unknown - September 1973
Mrs. Earl R. Holland, 85, of Route
1, Hamilton, died early Sunday morning in Newman Memorial County hospital in
Emporia.
Mrs. Holland, the former Icie A. Oliver, was the daughter of
Peter and Sarah Oliver and was born April 16, 1888 at Madison. She had lived her
entire life in the Madison and Hamilton communities. She was a member of the
United Methodist church in Hamilton and a past president of the Women's Sociate
of Christina Service of the church. She taught school in Greenwood county rural
schools prior to her marriage on September 14, 1910 in Eureka. Mrs. Holland was
preceded in death by her husband on November 16 Survivors include three sons,
Elwood of Emporia, Robert of Madison and Earl of Woodward, Oklahoma; four
daughters, Mrs Gene (Bettie) Horst of Route 3 and Mrs. Melvin (Frieda) Young of
Route 1, Madison, Mrs. Maurice (Ruby) Crowell of Carthage, Missouri, and Mrs.
Floyd (Ruth) Johnson of Hamilton; one brother, Willis Oliver of Madison; 23
grandchildren 13 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the
United Methodist church in Hamilton, Tuesday afternoon and were conducted by the
Rev. Earl Markley. Mrs. Ruth Edwards was the organist and Gene Riley sang.
Pallbearers were Ron, Dennis, Don and Terry Holland, Danny Horst and Frank
Johnson. Burial was in the Woods cemetery, southwest of Madison.
Contributed by James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
Emporia Gazette - January 1993
Mrs. William F.
Rosenquist, 92, of Neosho Rapids died Jan. 8, 1993, at Newman Hospital. Mrs.
Rosenquist was a clerk for seven years at Montogemery Ward before her
retirement.
Mildred Evelyn Holland, the daughter of Alva and Bessie
McHone Holland, was born Jan. 14, 1900, at Hamilton. She married Harry Earl Joy
July 29, 1918 at Emporia. He died Sept. 15, 1961. She married William F.
Rosenquist April 8, 1963, at Miami, Okla. He died Feb. 8, 1985.
Mrs.
Rosenquist was a member of the Neosho Rapids Methodist Church. She was also a
member of E.M.P.S. camping club and the National Campers and Hikers Association.
She is survived by a daughter, Harriet Maxine Miller of Norwalk, Calif.; a
sister Marvel Ellen Gutman of Emporia; three grandsons, Calvin Yeager of Neosho
Rapids, Gene Yeager of Emporia and Gordon Miller of Clovis, Calif.; 11
great-grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren. A daughter, Orvetta
Louise Yeager; a brother, Thomas C. Holland; three grandsons and one
great-grandson, died earlier.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at
the Neosho Rapids Methodist Church. The Revs. Neil and Bridget Gately, pastors
of the church, will conduct the service. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.
Memorial contributions to the Neosho Rapids Methodist Church or Lyon County
Fire District 5 may be sent to Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home.
Contributed by James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
Source Unknown, July 8, 1969
Ivan Holland is Electrocuted
Ivan Holland
of Madison was electrocuted Tuesday afternoon in an oil field accident seven
miles southwest of Olpe on the Walter Jones lease.
Mr. Holland, a pumper
employed by Earl W. Sauder of Emporia, died after the top of his head apparently
touched a 12,000-volt electric line while he was cleaning up weeds around a
transformer on the lease.
The body was discovered at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday
when Mrs. Holland became concerned about her husband's failure to come home and
called Mr. Sauder. Calvin Murphy and Roy Murphy, both of Olpe, found the body
and summoned Lyon county sheriff's officers and County Coroner C. H. Munger. The
accident is thought to have occurred about 2:30 p.m.
Glen Ivan Holland, a
lifelong resident of Greenwood county, was born September 21, 1917, in Hamilton,
the son of Earl and Icy Oliver Holland. He was married to Velcia Crowell on June
23, 1941, in Wenatchee, Washington. He was preceded in death by his father.
He is survived by his wife of the hone; one son, Terry D., of Topeka; one
daughter, Cheryl Holland, of Emporia; his mother of Hamilton; three brothers
Elwood of Emporia, Robert and Earl Jr., of Madison; four sisters, Mrs. Maurice
(Ruby) Crowell of Carthage, Missouri, Mrs. Floyd (Ruth) Johnson of Hamilton,
Mrs. Melvin (Freda) Young of Lamont, and Mrs. Gene (Betty) Horst of Madison, and
one grandson.
Funeral services will be at 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon
in the Sexton-Perrill Funeral Home and will be conducted by the Rev. Gene Riley,
pastor of the United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Blakely cemetery. The
casket will not be opened either before or during the services. Madison
businesses plan to close during the funeral.
Contributed by James Holland
hollandj@midkan.com
Source Unknown, July 8, 1969
Harry Holland Dies
Harry Holland, brother of Mrs. Robert Byall of Madison
and son of the late John Holland and Mrs. Estella Holland of Wichita, formerly
of Madison, died at his home in Blackwell, Okla., Monday night. He is survived
by his wife of the home; two daughters, two sons, his mother, one brother,
Walter Holland, three sisters, Mrs. Marvin Wilson and Miss Velman Holland, all
of Wichita, and Mrs. Robert Byall of Madison.
Funeral services were held
in Blackwell Thursday afternoon, May 19, at 2 o'clock at the Methodist church.
Contributed by James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
Madison News - September, 1941
J. L. Klock Is Dead
Word has been
received here of the death of John Lee Klock at San Diego, Calif., on August 27,
1941. Death was caused by a heart attack. Burial was made in Fort Rosecrans
National cemetery at San Diego, following military services.
A World war
veteran, Mr. Klock was active in American Legion affairs during his residence in
Madison. He left here three or four years ago for the west coast.
The
deceased was born June 1, 1893, at Eugene, Ore., and is survived by his widow
and four children.
Contributed by James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
Source Unknown, October 1970
Mrs. Marvin
(Neola) Wilson, 75, of 1211 South Waco, Wichita, died Thursday, October 22.
Services were held at Grace United Methodist church. Graveside services were at
3:30 p.m. in the Janesville cemetery at Hamilton.
Mr. Wilson died in
1968.
Survivors include a son, Darvin, of Wichita; a daughter, Mrs. Wanda
Dunagan, of Wichita; a brother, Walter Holland, of Wichita, and two sisters,
Miss Velma Holland of Wichita, and Mrs. Robert (Fern) Byall of Madison.
Contributed by James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
Source Unknown - January 1978
Madison
Mrs. Willis Oliver
died Tuesday afternoon at Newman Hospital in Emporia. She had been a resident of
Greenwood County most of her life.
Funeral services in the Wilson Funeral
Home in Madison will be held Thursday at 2 p.m., and burial will be in the Wood
Cemetery, southwest of Madison.
Mrs. Oliver was the former Amy F.
Holland, the daughter of James and Maggie Curry Holland. She was born September
18, 1895, in Greenwood County, and married Willis Oliver Jan. 1, 1914, in
Madison. She was a member of the Christian Science Church in Emporia.
Mrs. Oliver is survived by her husband; two sons, Randall Oliver, Galveston,
Tex., and James Oliver, Great Bend; one daughter, Gladys Jines, Kansas City,
Mo.; and five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by one brother and two sisters.
Memorial contributions to the
American Heart Association my by sent to the Wilson Funeral Home.
Contributed by James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
Source Unknown - January 1983
A lifetime resident of Greenwood and
Lyon Counties, Mrs. Elwood Holland, 330 South Cottonwood, died early this
morning in the emergency room at Newman Hospital. She had been an Emporia
resident for the past 20 years. She was a pastry cook at Emporia State
University for 15 years.
Services are pending. Wilson Funeral Home of
Madison is in charge of arrangements.
Velma M. Crowell, daughter of
Ellsworth and Margaret McCray Crowell, was born June 19, 1915 in Olpe. She
married Elwood Holland on Feb. 5, 1935, in Emporia. Survivors include her
husband; one son, Ron Holland of Osage City; one daughter, Beverly Wilkerson of
El Dorado; three brothers, Lewis Crowell of Burrton, Calvin Crowell of Apple
Valley, Calif., Robert A. Crowell of Meriden, and four sisters, Ellen Holland,
Velma Holland, and Betty Anderson of Madison, and Ann Harding of Lyons. One
brother, Maurice
Madison News - January 1983
Mrs. Elwood (Velma M.)
Holland, 67, of 330 South Cottonwood street in Emporia, died Monday, January 17,
at Newman Memorial County hospital in Emporia.
The daughter of Ellsworth
and Margaret McCray Crowell, she was born June 19, 1915 in rural Olpe and had
lived all her life in the northern Greenwood and southern Lyon county. She had
lived in Emporia for the past 20 years and had worded as a pastry cook at
Emporia State University for a number of years. She was married on February 5,
1935 in Emporia.
Survivors include her husband of the home; one son, Ron
Holland of Osage City; one daughter, Beverly Wilkinson of El Dorado; three
brothers, Lewis J. Crowell of Burrton, Calvin E. Crowell of Apple Valley,
California, and Robert A. Crowell of Meriden; and four sisters, Ellen Holland,
Velcia Holland and Betty Anderson, all of Madison, and Ann Harding of Lyons. She
was preceded in death by one brother Maurice Crowell; one sister, Dorothy
Rhodes, and two grandchildren, Rick and Julie Wilkinson.
Funeral services
were held Wednesday, January 19, at 2:00 p.m. at the Wilson Funeral Home and
were conducted by the Reverend Paul Iwig. The organist was Mrs. Morris
Greenwood, the volcalist was Larry DeWitt and the pallbearers were Danny Horst,
Don and Gary Harding, Terry Holland, Dennis, Allen, Leo and Richard Crowell, and
Frank Johnson. Burial was in Blakely cemetery.
The family requested that
memorial contributions be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in care of the
Wilson Funeral Home, Madison.
Contributed by James Holland
hollandj@midkan.com
Source Unknown, August 1985
Ellen L. Holland, 81, who lived at 206 South Third Street in
Madison, died Wednesday, August 23, 1995, at Newman Memorial County Hospital in
Emporia.
She was born March 28, 1914, in rural Olpe, the daughter of
Ellsworth and Margaret Jane McCray Crowell. She lived most of her life in this
area. She was a homemaker and worked for several years at the post office in
Madison.
She was married to Robert W. Holland on January 29, 1936, in
Emporia. He preceded her in death on June 3, 1978. Her parents; three brothers,
Maurice, Jay and Robert Crowell, and three sisters Dorothy Rhodes, Velma Holland
and Ann Harding, also died earlier.
Survivors include one daughter,
Shirley Fanestil of Madison; one brother, Calvin E. Crowell of Banning,
California; two sisters, Velcia Holland and Betty Anderson, both of Madison;
three grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were
held Saturday, August 26, at 11:00 a.m. at the Wilson Funeral Home in Madison.
The minister was the Reverend Bob Robison, the organist was Mrs. Richard Baxter,
the vocalist was Mrs. Robert Crowell and the casketbearers were Ron Holland, Don
Harding, Larry Crowell, Leo Crowell, Frank Johnson, Danny Horst, Bob Anderson,
Terry Holland, Gary Harding, Dennis Crowell, Alan J Crowell, Vernon Young and
Duane Anderson.
Burial was in Blakely Cemetery, Northwest of Madison.
Contributed by James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
Source Unknown - August 1984
Velma L. Holland, 74, died Friday, August 10, at
the Madison Manor nursing home. The daughter of John W. and Estella Walter
Holland, she was born February 15, 1910 at Madison and spent her early life in
this community. She worked as a secretary in Wichita for many years before
moving back to Madison from Wichita in 1974. She was a member of the Grace
Methodist church in Wichita. She often played the piano at the Manor as an
accompanist and soloist.
Miss Holland is survived by her brother, Walter
Holland of Wichita, and her sister, Fern Byall of Madison. She was preceded in
death by her parents, one brother and one sister.
Funeral services were
held Monday, August 13, at the Wilson Funeral Home in Madison and were conducted
by the Reverend Howard K. Busby. The organist was Mrs. Morris Greenwood, the
vocalists were Mrs. Walter Erickson and Mrs. Stanley Curry and the pallbearers
were Clarence Fry, Cecil Williams, Harold James, Ross Clopton, Andrew Johnson
and B.W. Rickabaugh. Burial was in Blakely cemetery.
The family requested
that memorial contributions be made to the Madison Manor in care of the Wilson
Funeral Home.
Contributed by James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
Source Unknown - July 1959
Funeral services
for Mrs. May Cook, who died June 30 at Newman Memorial County hospital in
Emporia, were held at the First Methodist church here last Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Arthur L Hardy, pastor, Mrs. Morris Greenwood was
organist. Mrs. Harold Engle sang. Pallbearers were W. H. Wiggins, Albert
Greenwood, Fred Bangs, Harvey Culver, Morris Greenwood and George W. Ott. Burial
was in No. 8 cemetery.
May Holland, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James R.
Holland, was born July 21, 1889, near Madison. She married Pheanis Oliver at
Madison in 1910. Her second marriage was to M. P. Cook in 1941, also at Madison,
where they operated a funeral home until 1952. A daughter, Wilma Ernestine
Schwab, preceded her in death, as did Mr. Cook in 1952.
Survivors include
two sons, Howard W. Oliver of Kansas City, Mo., and Leonard J. Oliver of Topeka;
a daughter, Mrs. Frank Pusey, of Maitland, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah E.
Oakley of Ventura, Calif., and Mrs. Willis Oliver of Madison; a brother, Earl R.
Holland, of Hamilton; and six grandchildren.
Mrs. Cook was a member of
the Madison Methodist church, the Woman's Society of Christian Service, Madison
Star Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, and the Business and Professional
Women's club.
Contributed by James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
Madison News - 15 June 1978
Robert W. Holland, 65,
who lived at 206 South Third Street, died Saturday evening, June 3, at Newman
Memorial County hospital in Emporia where he had been a patient since May 30.
The son of Earl R. and Icie A. Oliver Holland, he was born April 21, 1913,
in Hamilton and had spent his entire life in the Hamilton and Madison
communities. He was an oil field worker and was also employed by the Soil
Conservation Service before his retirement. He was married to Ellen Louise
Crowell on January 29, 1936 in Emporia. She survives.
Other survivors
include a daughter, Mrs. Stan (Shirley) Fanestil of Madison; two brothers,
Elwood Holland of Emporia and Earl Holland of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; four
sisters, Mrs. Gene (Bettie) Horst of Route 1; Mrs. Morris (Ruby) Crowell of
Carthage, Missouri; Mrs. Floyd (Ruth) Johnson of 718 Southwest boulevard, and
Mrs. Melvin (Frieda) Young of Route 1; three grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother,
Ivan.
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, June 6, at the Wilson
Funeral Home and were conducted by the Reverend Howard K. Busby, Mrs. Morris
Greenwood was the organist, Mrs. Elmer Ott sang and the casketbearers were Ron,
Don, Terry and Lynn Holland, Richard, Leo, Dennis and Alan Crowell, Frank
Johnson and Dan Horst. Burial was in Blakely cemetery.
The family
requested that memorial contributions to made to the National Kidney Foundation
and that they be left at the Wilson Funeral Home or at either bank in Madison.
Contributed by James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
Source Unknown, March 1992
Elwood R. Holland, 80, of Emporia died
Wednesday, March 11, 1992, at his home.
The son of Earl R. and Icie A.
Oliver Holland, he was born October 9, 1911, in Hamilton to Emporia in 1964.
Mr. Holland worked for the park department of the City of Emporia and was a
member of the Farm Bureau.
He married Velma Crowell in Emporia on
February 5, 1935. She preceded him in death on January 17, 1983. His parents;
two brothers, Ivan and Robert Holland, and two grandchildren, Rick and Julie
Wilkinson, also died earlier.
Survivors include his son and
daughter-in-law, Ron and Carolyn Holland of Vassar, Kansas; his daughter and
son-in-law, Beverly and Tom Wilkinson of Augusta; his loving friend, Cornelia,
and little friends, Hannah and Owen; one brother, Earl Holland of Bartlesville,
Oklahoma, and four sisters, Bettie Horst of Route 1, Madison, Ruby Crowell of
Carthage, Missouri, Ruth Johnson of Emporia, and Frieda Young of Madison.
Funeral services were held Saturday, March 14, at the Wilson Funeral Home in
Madison. The minister was the Reverend Howard K. Busby; the organist was Mrs.
Morris Greenwood; the vocalist was Mrs. Robert Crowell, and the pallbearers were
Terry Holland, Vernon Young, Don Harding, Dana Holland, Danny Horst, Gary
Harding, Alan Crowell and Dennis Crowell. Burial was in Blakely Cemetery at
Madison.
Contributed by James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
Source Unknown - November 1989
Fern M. Byall, 87, died
Tuesday, November 14, 1989, at Madison Manor nursing home in Madison.
The
daughter of John W. and Estella Walter Holland, she was born June 10, 1902, at
Madison. She lived all her life in this area. She was a homemaker and a member
of the First Christian church of Madison.
She was married to Robert P.
Byall in Emporia on November 24, 1928. He preceded her in death on February 6,
1987. Two brothers, Harry Holland of Blackwell, Oklahoma, and Walter Holland of
Wichita, and two sisters, Neola Wilson of Wichita and Velma Holland of Madison
also died earlier. She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, November 16, at 3:30 p.m. at Blakely
cemetery, northwest of Madison.
The family requested that memorial
contributions be made to either the First Christian church in Madison or Madison
Manor in care of the Wilson Funeral Home, Madison, Kansas.
Contributed by
James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
Hamilton Grit -
19 January 1933
Charles Holland, died at his home in Tarrance, California,
Tuesday, January 10th 1933. He leaves one brother, Alva Holland of Hamilton,
Kansas and one sister, Mrs. G. T. Graves of Tarrance, California.
Charles
Holland Grew to manhood in this vicinity and had many warm friends here who will
be sad at the news of his death.
Contributed by James Holland hollandj@midkan.com
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