Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Holland, George R. Holland, 1967 

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GEORGE ROMIE HOLLAND 

  George Romie Holland, 74, of the Liberty Spring community, died at 8:30 a.m. 
today at his home. 

  He was a native of Nansemond County and a retired farmer.  He was the 
husband of Mrs. Pocohontas Holland and son of the late Elijah and Sallie 
Holland of Nansemond County. 

  He was a member of Liberty Spring Christian Church, a member of the Men's 
Bible Class and past president, member of the Laymen's Fellowship, Liberty 
Spring Ruritan Club, McAllister Lodge 185, AF and AM, Mt. Nebo Royal Arch 
Chapter 20, Khedive Temple, Norfolk and Portsmouth Scottish Rites. 

  He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Susie R. Butler, Mrs. Viola H. 
Jernigan and Mrs. Daisy Carr of Nansemond County and a half-sister, Mrs. 
Nettie Cox of Suffolk. 

  Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in Liberty Spring 
Christian Church by the Rev. H. Raymond Phelts.  Burial will be in the church 
cemetery with Masonic rites at the grave.  The body will be taken from the 
I.O. Hill Funeral Home to the church at 2:30 p.m. 

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George R. Holland 

  Suffolk - George Romie Holland, 74, of Suffolk died Tuesday at his home. 

  A native of Nansemond County, he was a retired farmer, a member of Liberty 
Springs Christian church, the Men's Bible Class and Layman's Fellowship. 

  Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Pocahontas Whitfield Holland; two 
stepdaughters, Mrs. Garland Bridger of Newport News and Mrs. Raleigh Privott 
of Richmond; one stepson, J.C. Whitfield of Holland; three sisters, Mrs. Susie 
R. Butler, Mrs. Viola H. Jernigan and Mrs Daisy Carr, all of Nansemond County; 
one half-sister, Mrs. Nettie Cox of Suffolk, and seven step-grandchildren. 

  The funeral service will be conducted at 330 pm in Liberty Spring Christian 
Church, Nansemond County. 

  Burial will be in the church cemetery. 


George Romie HOLLAND, retired farmer, 
b. 8 Dec 1892, Nansemond Co., d. 17 Oct 1967, Nansemond Co., 
interred in Liberty Spring Christian Church Cemetery*, 19 Oct 1967, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 45, No. 249, Tues., Oct. 17, 1967, p. 8, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #105710274, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum; 
"Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Wed., Oct. 18, 1967, p. 22 
   text posted with Find a Grave Memorial #105710274 

*Additional information: 

Buried with his first wife, "Nora" Elnora Lee (HOLLAND) HOLLAND (1877 - 1955). 
   Liberty Spring list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/liberty.txt 

D.Cert. 67-029357; image posted with Find a Grave Memorial #105710274, 
   by Shirley Ann Denmark.  [no grave photo] 

Nora's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," Feb. 14, 1955, p. 2) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/h453n3ob.txt 

His parents, Joseph Elijah & "Sallie" Sarah Ann (HEDGEBETH) HOLLAND, 
   are buried in a HOLLAND family cemetery on Carr Ln. 
   Nansemond Co. Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 2 (NV-II-34), 
   another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/nanvol2.txt 

His widow (1893 - 1978) is buried with her parents & first husband 
   in the Holland Municipal Cemetery. 
   Holland list, another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/holland.txt 

Her obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Jan. 10, 1978, p. 2) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/suffolk/obits/h453p5ob.txt 


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