Beckham County, OK - Obits: Duane "Bud" Holly, 1998 Thanks to http://www.amarillonet.com/ for permission to upload their obits to the USGenWeb Archives. Copyright, http://www.amarillonet.com/ ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Duane "Bud" Holly, 62, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1998. Graveside services were at 11 a.m. Thursday in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Fitzgerald of San Jacinto United Methodist Church officiating. Arrangements were by Schooler Funeral Home Inc., 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Holly was born in Sayre, Okla. He was raised in Amarillo and graduated from Amarillo High School. He moved to Dallas and was employed by Santa Fe Railway. The company transferred him to St. Louis. He then began working for Armour Food Express as manager. This company later was sold to Swift, for whom Mr. Holly was transportation manager. He was a member of San Jacinto United Methodist Church. Mr. Holly married Elaine Brooks in 1956 at Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, April Holly of Portland, Ore.; and a son, Brooks Holly of Amarillo. The family requests memorials be to San Jacinto United Methodist Church, 505 S. Tennessee St., Amarillo, Texas 79116. Amarillo Globe-News, June 25, 2002