Franklin-Richland-Union County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Hollis, Jesse J. "Buck" February 15, 2015
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The Franklin Sun, Feb 18, 2015
Jesse J. “Buck” Hollis
Funeral services for Jesse J. “Buck” Hollis, 90, of Winnsboro will be 10 
a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, at First United Methodist Church, Winnsboro, 
with Rev. Johnny Hankins and John Sartin officiating. Interment will follow 
in Chase Cemetery under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home.  
Mr. Hollis was born May 29, 1924, in Bernice to the union of Jesse James and 
Mattie Blanche Gresham Hollis, and passed from this life on February 15, 
2015, in Bossier City.
Mr. Hollis was a member of Winnsboro First United Methodist Church. He was a 
United States Marine Corps Veteran serving in World War II and the Korean 
War.  After graduating from Louisiana Tech University, he coached and taught 
at Farmerville and Mangham High schools. He later taught at Winnsboro 
Elementary and coached Dixie Youth Baseball in Winnsboro. During his time at 
Louisiana Tech, Mr. Hollis played baseball. He also played semi-pro baseball 
for the Winnsboro Red Sox in the 1940s. He was an avid outdoorsman who 
enjoyed  hunting and playing golf, and he was the first member of Twin Oaks 
Country Club in Winnsboro.
He is preceded in death by his parents Jim and Blanche Hollis; two wives: 
Rogenia Price Hollis and Martha Pace Browning Hollis; son Jesse James 
Hollis, Jr.; stepdaughter M’ Lou Browning Giese.
Survivors include his children: Tom Hollis and wife Paige of Ruston, Pat 
Hollis and wife Joan of Baskin, Susan Boothe and husband Johnny of 
Winnsboro, Mary Green and husband David of Shreveport; grandchildren: 
Marshall Hollis and wife Erin, Harper Hollis, Allie Hollis, Matthew Hollis, 
Erin Hollis, Mary Dunn and husband Christian, Will Boothe, Jim Boothe, Susan 
Green and Ben Green; three sisters: Mary Carpenter of Ruston, Martha 
Alexander of Minden, Helen Hall of Dubach;  step-children: Bates Browning 
and wife Jeanne of Zachary and Amy Banks and husband Jerry of Athens, Texas; 
two sisters-in-law: Lena Price and Louie Bess Myers; two great-
grandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends.
Grandsons will be serving as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Men’s Bible Class of First United Methodist 
Church.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Dr. Jeff Combetta and 
staff; Franklin Medical Center Staff; Dr. Andrew Utter, Dr. Scott Boniol, 
Dr. Roscoe Chan, Northwest Louisiana War Veterans Home, Elcena Pegues and 
Bobby Collins, V. A. Veterans Counselor.
Any planned memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church, 
Winnsboro; St. Jude Children’s Hospital, the Salvation Army or the charity 
of your choice.
Online condolences may be made at www.gillfirstnational.com.

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