Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Holland, Richard J., 2000 

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RICHARD JOYNER HOLLAND 

  Richard Joyner Holland, 74, died April 16, 2000. 

  A native of Windsor, he was the son of the late Shirley T. and Gladyse 
Joyner Holland, and the widower of Jean Culpepper Holland. 

  Mr. Holland was a member of Windsor Christian Church, graduate of Windsor 
High School, and attended Virginia Military Institute and Harvard University. 
He was a graduate of the University of Virginia and attended the University 
of Virginia Law School. Mr. Holland was chairman of the Board of Farmers Bank, 
Windsor; having joined the bank in 1951, he was elected president and CEO in 
1967 and was elected chairman in 1983.  He served as a naval officer during 
World War II in the South Pacific.  He was a former member of the Board of 
Visitors of Radford College, past president of Virginia Bankers Association 
and served for 22 years as a member of the Town Council, Town of Windsor. 
Mr. Holland was a former member of the Board of Trustees of Elon College, 
past president of Old Dominion Area Council, Boy Scouts of America and 
currently served on the Boards of Directors of both Smithfield Foods Inc. 
and Jobs For Virginia Graduates.  He also currently served on the Board of 
Trustees of the Virginia War Memorial Foundation and chairman for the 
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.  Mr. Holland was elected to the Senate of 
Virginia in 1979 (15th Senatorial District) presently serving his sixth term. 

  Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Shirley H. and Timothy S. 
Wright of Chesapeake; two sons and their wives, Richard J. Jr. and Cynthia B. 
Holland of Windsor, and Gregory F. and Patricia D. Holland of Richmond; two 
brothers, Dr. Clarence A. Holland of Virginia Beach and Dr. William E. Holland 
of Richmond; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. 

  A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Windsor High School 
Auditorium by the Rev. Basil L. Ballard.  Burial will be in Windsor Cemetery. 
The family will be at the home.  Memorial donations may be made to the Windsor 
Christian Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 407, Windsor, VA 23487.  R.W. Baker 
and Co. Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. 


State Sen. Richard Joyner HOLLAND, banker, Navy veteran of WW-II, 
b. 12 Aug 1925, Windsor, d. 16 Apr 2000, 
interred in Windsor Cemetery*, 18 Apr 2000, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Apr. 17, 2000, p. B8 

*His parents are also buried there. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #26: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 


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