Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries




Source: Griffin-Roughton Home website



Bobby Holloway

Funeral services for beloved husband and father, Bobby Holloway, will be held 
10:00 am Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home Chapel. 
Interment will follow at Fairfield Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Friday, 
August 13, 2010 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.

Mr. Holloway was born September 30, 1930 in Long Lake to Robert E. and Mary 
Lou Owens Holloway. He married Lola Ben Terry on August 9, 1952.  Bobby 
honorable served in the U.S. Air Force from December 1950-1954 and earned the 
rank of Staff Sargeant.  After service to his country he chose the oil and 
gas industry as his career. He retired from Mobil Oil in 1986 as manager of
overseas purchasing. Upon retirement he served on the Freestone County Farm 
Bureau Board of Directors and was a member of the Round Prairie Baptist Church. 

Bobby is preceded in death by his father and mother Robert and Mary Holloway, 
sister Mary E. Campbell.

Mr. Holloway is survived by his wife of 58 years, Lola Ben and children Terri 
Holloway Steers of Fairfield, Sandra Kay McAdams and husband Robert of 
Fairfield, Donna Lynn Tucker and husband Bruce of Justin. Mr. Holloway is also 
survived by grandchildren Robert Clifton Magness of Denver, Colorado, Shannon 
McAdams of Fairfield, Autumn Tucker Cline and husband Chris of Haslet, Kandace 
Pickens of Fairfield, Jessica Tucker Evans of Dallas. His great grandchildren 
Olivia Elise McAdams, Dylan Michelle Pickens and Caden Andrew Pickens.

Bobby is also survived by his brother Joe Mack Holloway and wife Fae of 
Cayuga, his sister Mrs. Addie Jean Haydon of Fairfield, sister Mrs. Neta 
Eldridge and husband James of Oakwood. Numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Billy Bob Haydon, Gary Chappell, Kevin Holloway, James 
Robert Eldridge, Sammy McMahon, Roy Casey III, Lynn Kimball.