Isle of Wight-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Holland, George E., 1960 

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GEORGE EDWARD HOLLAND 

George Holland Succumbs at 56 

  CARRSVILLE - Funeral services for George Edward Holland will be conducted 
Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at Beaver Dam Baptist Church by the Rev. Edwin C. 
Thornton, Jr., pastor.  Burial will be in Beaver Dam church cemetery.  The 
body was taken to the W.J.M. Holland Funeral Home. 

  Mr. Holland, 56, died at his home in Carrsville Tuesday afternoon after a 
long illness. 

  He was a lifelong resident of Carrsville community and member of Beaver Dam 
Baptist Church.  He was the husband of Mrs. Dorothy Josephine Johnson Holland 
and son of the late Lamb and Mrs. Elizabeth Daughtrey Holland of Isle of Wight 
County. 

  Surviving, besides his wife, are three sons, Robert Lee Holland, George 
Edward Holland, Jr., and Elvers Henry Holland, all of Carrsville; one 
daughter, Mrs. Helen H. Bishop of Carrsville; four brothers, Otis Holland of 
Portsmouth, Clarence Holland, Robert Holland and L.H. Holland, all of Norfolk; 
three sisters, Mrs. Lucy Waldron of Portsmouth, Mrs. Virtley Groton of Norfolk 
and Mrs. Elizabeth Fulton of Scranton, Pa. 

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George E. Holland 

   CARRSVILLE - George Edward Holland, 56, died at his home here Tuesday 
afternoon after a long illness. 

   He was a lifelong resident of Carrsville community [sic*] and member of 
Beaver Dam Baptist Church.  He was the husband of Mrs. Dorothy Josephine 
Johnson Holland and son of the late Lamb [sic*] and Mrs. Elizabeth Daughtrey 
Holland of Isle of Wight County. 

   Surviving, besides his wife, are three sons, Robert Lee Holland, George 
Edward Holland, Jr., and Elvers Henry Holland, all of Carrsville; one 
daughter, Mrs. Helen H. Bishop of Carrsville; four brothers, Otis Holland of 
Portsmouth, Clarence Holland, Robert Holland and L.H. Holland, all of Norfolk; 
three sisters, Mrs. Lucy Waldron of Portsmouth, Mrs. Virtley Groton of Norfolk 
and Mrs. Elizabeth Fulton of Scranton, Pa. 

   The body was taken to W.J.M. Holland & Sons Funeral Home.  A funeral 
service will be conducted at Beaver Dam Baptist Church Thurday at 2:30 p.m. by 
the Rev. Edwin C. Thornton, Jr., pastor.  Burial will be in Beaver Dam Church 
cemetery. 

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George E. Holland 

   CARRSVILLE - George Edward Holland, 56, died at his home here Tuesday 
afternoon after a long illness. 

   He was a lifelong resident of Carrsville community [sic*] and member of 
Beaver Dam Baptist Church.  He was the husband of Mrs. Dorothy Josephine 
Johnson Holland and son of the late Lamb [sic*] and Mrs. Elizabeth Daughtrey 
Holland of Isle of Wight County. 

   Surviving, besides his wife, are three sons, Robert Lee Holland, George 
Edward Holland, Jr., and Elvers Henry Holland, all of Carrsville, one 
daughter, Mrs. Helen H. Bishop of Carrsville; four brothers, Otis Holland of 
Portsmouth, Clarence Holland, Robert Holland and L.H. Holland, all of Norfolk; 
three sisters, Mrs. Lucy Waldron of Portsmouth, Mrs. Vertley Groton of Norfolk 
and Mrs. Elizabeth Fulton of Scranton, Pa. 

   A funeral service was conducted at Beaver Dam Baptist Church today 
(Thursday) at 2:30 p.m. by the Rev. Edwin C. Thornton, Jr., pastor.  Burial 
was in Beaver Dam Church cemetery. 

   Pallbearers were Roy Worrell, Luke Gardner, W.E. Worrell, W.J. Bishop, 
Clarence Daughtrey, Emmett Rawls, Jarvis Howell and John Edward Rose, Jr. 

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George E. Holland Rites Held Thursday 

  FRANKLIN - A funeral service for George Edward Holland, who died Tuesday, 
was conducted at Beaver Dam Baptist Church Thursday at 2:30 p.m. by the Rev. 
Edwin C. Thornton Jr., pastor.  Burial was in the church cemetery. 
Pallbearers were Roy E. Worrell, Luke Gardner, W.E. Worrell, W.J. Bishop, 
Clarence Daughtrey, Emmett Rawls, Jarvis Howell and John Edward Rose Jr. 

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Geo. E. Holland, 56, Buried Feb. 11 At Beaver Dam Ch. 

  George Edwards [sic; Edward] Holland, 56, died at his home at Carrsville on 
Tuesday afternoon, February 9, 1960 after a long illness. 

  He was a lifelong resident of Carrsville community and member of Beaver Dam 
Baptist Church. 

  He was the husband of Mrs. Dorothy Josephine Johnson Holland and son of the 
late Lamb and Mrs. Elizabeth Daughtrey Holland of Isle of Wight County. 

  Surviving, besides his wife, are three sons, Robert Lee Holland, George 
Edward Holland Jr. and Elvers Henry Holland, all of Carrsville; one daughter, 
Mrs. Helen H. Bishop of Carrsville; four brothers, Otis Holland of Portsmouth, 
Clarence Holland, Robert Holland and L.H. Holland, all of Norfolk; 3 sisters, 
Mrs. Lucy Waldron of Portsmouth, Mrs. Virtley Groton of Norfolk and Mrs. 
Elizabeth Fulton of Scranton, Pa. 

  The body was taken to W.J.M. Holland & Sons Funeral Home. 

  A funeral service was conducted at the Beaver Dam Baptist Church Thursday, 
February 11 at 2:30 P.M. by the Rev. Edwin C. Thornton Jr., pastor.  Burial 
was in the Beaver Dam Church Cemetery. 


George Edward HOLLAND, farmer, 
b. 24 Jun 1903*, d. 9 Feb 1960, at home, near Carrsville, 
interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery*, near Franklin, 11 Feb 1960, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 38, No. 34, Wed., Feb. 10, 1960, p. 3; 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Wed., Feb. 10, 1960, p. 10, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #66557382, 
   by Beckie (Carter) Williams; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 55, No. 31, Thurs., Feb. 11, 1960, 
   Sect. 1, p. 4; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 38, No. 36, Fri., Feb. 12, 1960, p. 3; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 41, No. 8, Thurs., Feb. 18, 1960, p. 6, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #66557382, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum 

*Additional information: 

Beaver Dam list (BC-42) - an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} Gravesite Survey 
   Task Force {GSSTF} report #42: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

His widow (1916 - 1990) remarried twice, but is buried with George. 
   Her obit appeared in the "Virginian-Pilot," July 31, 1990, D-4. 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Carolinagirl - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #66557382. 

His 1m.rec. gives b. Franklin; 2m.rec. gives b. Isle of Wight Co. 

His WW-II draft card gives b. Nansemond Co.; res: Robbins Corner, Lynnhaven 
   RFD; Norfolk Navy Yard employee. 

D.Cert. 5709 (Dist. 610C #5) gives d. Nansemond Co. [IoW. struck]; 
   Carrsville RFD; son of Lamuel Henry HOLLAND. 


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