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Willie Hollman Obituary
He was a native of St. Joseph, Tenn. He was a member of the Loretto Church of Christ, a farmer and a factory worker.
Funeral services will be at Loretto Memorial Chapel at 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Doy Hollman, Danny Pettus and Matt Hollman will officiate. Burial will follow in Mount Zion Church of Christ Cemetery.
Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at Loretto Memorial Chapel.
Survivors are four sons, David Hollman and wife, Martha, of Houston, Texas, Kenneth Wayne Hollman and special friend, Marge, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Doy Hollman and wife, Rita, of Nashville, Tenn., Neil Hollman and wife, Norma, of Franklin, Tenn.; one daughter, Edith Mae Hollman Benson and husband, Marvin, of Killer, Texas; eight grandchildren, Jim and Joe Hollman, of Houston, Texas, Brad Benson, of Austin, Texas, Boyd Benson, of Bedford, Texas, Nate Hollman, of Franklin, Tenn., Nicki Hollman McCann, of Franklin, Tenn., Matt Hollman, of Nashville, Tenn., Mary Beth Hollman Rivera, of Antiqua, Guatemala; 14 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by parents, Theodore H. Hollman and Alice Johnson Hollman; wife, Ethel Naomi Quillen Hollman; son, Billy Ray Hollman; five brothers and sisters.
Pallbearers are Jim and Joe Hollman, Brad and Boyd Benson, Nate and Matt Hollman. Honorary pallbearers are Nickie Hollman McCann and Mary Beth Hollman Rivera.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to the Willie S. and Ethel N. Hollman Scholarship Account, 525 Second St., Loretto High School, Loretto, TN 38469.
Condolences for the family may be made at www.lorettomemorialchapel.com.
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James Earl Hollman
April 16, 2008
I lost a good friend uncle I have had
great times with hi He will be m issed by allJames
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Holly Hollman
April 16, 2008
Three words come to mind about my Great Uncle Willie, "what a character."
I sometimes stayed with him and my Aunt Ethel as a child. I only remember seeing him wear overhauls.
The two of them would argue politics. He was hard core Democrat, and gave his opinions from his favorite recliner. She leaned toward Republican, and countered his arguments from her perch on the end of the couch.
Politics weren't their only disagreement. Daddy once told me they were getting prank phone calls, and Uncle Willie bought a whistle to blow into the phone. When Aunt Ethel had to call him to pick her up from a doctor's appointment, he didn't even wait to see who was on the phone. He just started blowing in her ear.
Believe it or not, they were married for more than 60 years. They put all their children through college.
I remember after Aunt Ethel died, Daddy and I went to visit Uncle Willie in the nursing home. His hearing was bad, and sometimes, his memory was not so good. He often worried his sons would sell his home behind his back, but of course, they never would do that. That visit, Uncle Willie asked Daddy if he had a shotgun. Daddy said he did. Uncle Willie said, "If you'd let me borrow it, I believe I'd be alright at home."
Kenneth Pennington
April 15, 2008
Doy, I am sorry about the loss of your loved one. You probably don't remember me, but you taught me algebra at Russellville in 1967.
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