Obit: William Wesley Hollis
Submitted for the Harmon Co. Okla. Archives Obits
by: Bill Cook, wcook14024@aol.com 2/23/2002
sent to me by Rose Hollis
William is a third cousin once removed, Bill Cook
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William Wesley Hollis
ALBERQUERQUE, N.M. - William W. Hollis, 64, resident of Albuquerque, N.M., went 
home to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday, June 19, 2000. 
Bill died after a short battle with cancer.
Bill is survived by his wife, Chris, two children, Elizabeth Ann Hollis and 
husband Stephen G. Scales Jr.  and William Kirk Hollis and wife Rebecca 
(Vincent) Hollis. Four grandchildren, S.G. Scales, Samantha Scales, Shelby 
Hollis and Robyn Hollis. His mother, Margaret (Barrett)Hollis, his sister, Helen 
Cherry, brothers, Joe Hollis and Nell Hollis, and extended family and friends.
Bill was born June 6, 1936, in Hollis, Okla. He received his college degrees at 
Cameron State Agricultural College and Oklahoma State University, obtaining a 
bachelor's and master's in accounting. 
He served his country in the Army, following completion of college. 
His career included working at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo., as a 
professor and assistant dean of faculty, as an executive for Great Western Land 
and Cattle Company and in several positions at Sandia National Laboratory.
Bill and his wife, Chris, have been deeply involved in the Episcopal Church both 
in Durango, Colo., and Albuquerque, N.M. 
Upon his retirement from Sandia, he continued his commitment to Christ, serving 
as the bishop's executive. 
In October 1998, he was appointed canon by the Right Rev. Dr. Bishop Terence 
Kelshaw and the Right Rev. Bishop Maurice Benitez.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Cathedral Church of St. 
John, 318 Silver SW. Albuquerque, N.M. 
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Diocese of the Rio Grande, 
in memory of Canon Bill Hollis.
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