Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Holland, M. Richard, 1955 

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MEREDITH RICHARD HOLLAND 

Rites Monday For M. R. Holland, 80 

  Funeral services for Meredith Richard Holland, 80, who died at his home 
near Windsor on Saturday morning after an illness of several weeks, will be 
conducted Monday at 2 p.m. at the Hill and Company Funeral Home. 

  A native of Isle of Wight county and prominent farmer in this area for many 
years, he was a member of the Antioch Christian Church.  He was the son of the 
late Robert Edwin Holland and Mary Elizabeth Hatchell Holland and the husband 
of the late Martha Sarah Pierce Holland. 

  Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Elsie Morgan of Suffolk, Mrs. Parke C. 
Brinkley of Richmond, Mrs. George H. Wilson and Mrs. Wilbur Nelms of Windsor; 
two sons, R. Eddie Holland of Smithfield and James R. Holland of Windsor; 
thirteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; also a number of nieces 
and nephews. 

  Conducting the services will be the Reverend J. Sydney Cobb, a retired 
Baptist minister of Windsor, and the Reverend T. Fred Wright of Sunbury, N.C. 
Burial will be in the Antioch Christian Church cemetery. 

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M.R. HOLLAND, 80, DIES NEAR WINDSOR 

   Suffolk, Dec, 3 - Meredith Richard Holland, 80, a retired farmer, died 
Saturday at his home near Windsor, Isle of Wight County.

   One of his daughters, Mrs. Parke C. Brinkley, of Richmond, is the wife of 
the State Agricultural Commissioner.

   Also surviving are three other daughters, Mrs. Elsie Morgan, of Suffolk, 
and Mrs. George H. Wilson and Mrs. Wilbur Nelms, of Windsor; two sons, R. 
Eddie Holland, of Smithfield, and James R. Holland, of Windsor; 13 
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

   A funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at I.O. Hill & Co. Funeral 
Home here, with burial in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery, Isle of Wight 
County. 

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M. Richard Holland Buried in Isle-Wight 

  WINDSOR - Funeral services for Meredith Richard Holland, who died Saturday, 
were conducted yesterday at 2 p.m. at the I.O. Hill and Company Funeral Home 
by the Rev. J. Sidney Cobb and the Rev. Fred T. Wright.  Burial was in Antioch 
Christian Church Cemetery in Isle of Wight County. 

  Frank Drewry, accompanied by Mrs. Webb Pinner, sang "When They Ring Those 
Golden Bells."  The pall was of red roses and white chrysanthemums. 

  Pallbearers were J.L. Wilson, Vernon Little, Edwin Houchens, James Jones, 
Shirley T. Holland, J.H. Godwin, J.S. Morgan, Clyde Bracey, Harry Carr and Bud 
Holland.  Friends of the family served as honorary pallbearers. 

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M. R. Holland, 80, Of Windsor Buried Monday, Dec. 5th 

  Meredith Richard Holland, 80, died December 3, 1955 at his home near 
Windsor after an illness of two weeks. 

  A native of Isle of Wight County, he was a prominent farmer until his 
retirement two years ago.  He was a member of the Antioch Christian Church 
of Isle of Wight County.  He was the husband of the late Martha Sarah Pierce 
Holland, and the son of the late Robert Edwin Holland and Mary Elizabeth 
Hatchell Holland of Isle of Wight County. 

  He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Elsie Morgan of Suffolk, Mrs. Parke 
C. Brinkley, of Richmond, Mrs. George H. Wilson and Mrs. Wilbur Nelms, both 
of Windsor; two sons, R. Eddie Holland of Smithfield and James R. Holland of 
Windsor; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and a number of nieces 
and nephews. 

  The body was taken to the I.O. Hill and Company Funeral Home in Suffolk 
where funeral services were held Monday at 2 P.M. by the Rev. J. Sidney Cobb, 
of Windsor, and the Rev. T. Fred Wright of Sunbury, N.C.  Burial was in the 
Antioch Christian Church Cemetery. 


Meredith Richard HOLLAND, retired farmer, 
b. 14 Mar 1874, Isle of Wight Co., d. 3 Dec 1955, at home, near Windsor, 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 5 Dec 1955, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 33, No. 276, Sun., Dec. 4, 1955, p. 3; 
Hill-Harrell Funeral Home obit; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 33, No. 278, Tues., Dec. 6, 1955, p. 3; 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 31, No. 28, Thurs., Dec. 8, 1955, p. 1 

*Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

A photo of his gravestone is posted with Find a Grave Memorial #93481204; 
   it gives son of Elijah Edward & Anzy (WYATT) HOLLAND. 

D.Cert. 29014 (Windsor #12) 

His wife's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," Sep. 18 & 20, 1937) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/h453m4ob.txt 

His parents, Robert Edwin Holland & Mary Elizabeth (HATCHELL) HOLLAND, 
   are buried in a HOLLAND family cemetery on Courthouse Hwy. 
   {IWCHS GSSTF report #160} 


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