Isle of Wight-Chesterfield County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Holland, Francis O., 2002 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Francis O. Holland Francis Odell Holland, 78, of 8606 Bay Knolls Court, Midlothian, died Friday, Nov. 15, 2002, in Richmond. He was a native of Virginia, he was the widower of Doris Holland, and the son of the late Maynard and Nellie Holland. He had retired as a supervisor from Newport News Shipyard after 20 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Taylor of Suffolk; son, David L. Holland of Midlothian; grandchildren, Bobby, Amy, Davy, April, and Stephen; and great-grandchildren, Cody and Brayden. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18 in Antioch Christian Church by the Rev. T.A. Powell. Interment will be in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery. Friends may join the family before the service from 10-11 a.m. at the church. Harrell & Hill Funeral Home is serving the family. ****************************************************************************** FRANCIS ODELL HOLLAND MIDLOTHIAN - Francis Odell Holland, 78, of the 8600 block of Bay Knolls Court, died Nov. 15, 2002, in Richmond. A native of Virginia, he was the son of the late Maynard and Nellie Holland, the widower of Doris Holland. Mr. Holland retired as a supervisor for Newport News Shipyard after 20 years of service and was a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include his daughter, Sharon Taylor of Suffolk; a son, David L. Holland of Midlothian; grandchildren, Bobby, Amy, Davy, April and Stephen; and great-grandchildren, Cody and Brayden. A funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday in Antioch Christian Church by the Rev. T.A. Powell. Interment will be in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery. Friends may join the family before the service from 10 to 11 a.m. at the church. Harrell & Hill funeral Home is in charge. Francis Odell HOLLAND, of Midlothian, retired NNS&DD supervisor, Army veteran, b. 11 Jul 1924, Isle of Wight Co., d. 15 Nov 2002, Richmond, interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 18 Nov 2002, "Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 73, No. 275, Sat., Nov. 16, 2002, p. 5; "Virginian-Pilot" (Franklin, VA), Nov. 16, 2002 *Additional information: Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt Unmarked? Not on: Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html No Find a Grave Memorial for him or his wife. His wife's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," July 23, 1999, p. 2A) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/h453d4ob.txt His parents & both sets of grandparents are also buried there. Articles ("Suffolk News-Herald," July 30, 1956, & "Smithfield Times," Aug. 2, 1956) on his father's drowning are posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/h453m14o.txt His mother 2m. Charlie M. DICKERSON. Her obits ("Suffolk News-Herald" & "Tidewater News," Jan. 29, 1987) are posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/suffolk/obits/d262n1ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/h453f2ob.txt