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Submitted: 12/29/15 • Approved: 12/30/15 • Last Updated: 4/14/18 • R781063-G0-S3
30 Dec 1919 - 16 Jun 2004
Parents:
Pinkney H. Holly (1871 - 1926)
Nora Holly (1882 - 1920)
Robert Lee Holly, 84, of Steele, Mo., died Wednesday, June 16, 2004, at the River Oaks Care Center in Steele.
Born Dec. 30, 1919, in Steele, he was the son of the late Pinky and Nora Hutchins Holly.
He served his country in the United States Army during World War II where he received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star.
He was a member of the Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church in Steele.
Robert was united in marriage to Dean McKinsey on Oct. 7, 1939, in Blytheville, Ark. She preceded him in death.
Mr. Holly leaves one son, Robert Curtis Holly and his wife Sharon, of Hornlake, Miss.; One grandson, Robert Lamar Holly of Southaven, Miss.; One granddaughter, Deana Holly, of Southaven; and One great-grandson, Branden Curtis Holly.
Funeral services for Mr. Holly were held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, June 18, 2004 at the John W. German Funeral Home Chapel in Steele with the Rev. Mike Hargraves officiating.
Burial was at the Holly Cemetery in Steele with John W. German Funeral Home of Steele in charge.
Steele Enterprise - Steele, Missouri - Thursday, June 24, 2004
Contributed on 12/29/15 by ttack37
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