Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Holland, Joseph H., 1939 

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JOSEPH HENRY HOLLAND

J.H. HOLLAND PASSES HERE AT AGE OF 72

   Joseph Henry Holland, a resident of Franklin for many years, died at his 
home on Fourth Avenue last Friday night.  Mr. Holland was 72 years old.  He 
was engaged in the funeral directing and furniture business here when younger, 
but had retired from business many years ago.

   Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Addie Channel Holland; a son, Joseph Benjamin 
Holland, prominent on the New York stage; two brothers, Sol W. Holland and 
R.E.L. Holland of Holland; five sisters, Mrs. J.H. Lee of Winton, N.C.; Mrs. 
C.E. Eure of Roduco, N.C.; Mrs. Kate Gardner and Mrs. Emma Byrd of Holland and 
Mrs. P.O. Duck of the South Quay community, besides a number of nieces and 
nephews.

   Mr. Holland was a faithful member of the Franklin Baptist Church and of 
its Bruner Bible Class, and was practically always present for every church 
service until he suffered a paralytic attack last spring.  Services were 
conducted from the home Monday morning at 11 o’clock by the Rev. R.D. 
Stephenson, his pastor.  "No Night There" was sung by Mrs. John Carr, Mrs. 
R.J. Howell, Mrs. Lloyd A. Darden, Misses Marie Morgan and Jeanette Parker and 
E.K. Brinkley, Paul Nachlas, Joe Gay Bryant and Percy Bunch, all members of 
the Franklin Baptist Church choir, J. Edgar Weede accompanying.

   Rev. Mr. Stephenson read from the 23rd Psalm and used First Corinthians 
15:49 as a basis for his remarks; "And as we have borne the image of the 
earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly."  After reading a poem 
he offered prayer and the choir sang "Jesus Savior, Pilot Me."  Interment was 
made Poplar Spring Cemetery, where Mr. Stephenson read Tennyson’s "Crossing 
the Bar" before committing the body to the grave.

   Pallbearers were P.O. Duck, Jr. of Sedley, Ernest Byrd, Edward Felton and 
Lloyd Gardner of Holland, Jack G. Holland of Franklin and Gordon Eure of 
Roduco, all nephews of the deceased: Warren Channel of Portsmouth, nephew, and 
L. Rodger Edwards of Franklin, cousin of Mrs. Holland.  Honorary pallbearers 
were friends of the family and member of the Bruner Class.


Joseph Henry HOLLAND, retired Franklin businessman, 
Nansemond Co. native, d. 7 Jul 1939, at home, Franklin, age 72, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 1, Plot 58*), Franklin, 
   10 Jul 1939, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), July 14, 1939, p. 1 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar1.txt 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," May 19, 1944) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/h453a4ob.txt 

Their marriage record - 

J.H. Holland, Jr., 39, s, Nansemond Co., s/o Henry and Nancy Holland, merchant 
m. 10-04-1904 So.Co., by J.L. Lawless 
Addie R. Channel, 36, s, So.Co., d/o Henry and Nancy Channel 
(Southampton Co. MB12:27; transcribed & annotated by Bruce Saunders: 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/vitals/mb12pt.txt) 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
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