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Laray Holland Obituary
Oct. 3 1923 - June 19, 2021
Resident of Campbell
Laray Mittie Holland passed away at age 97.
She was born in Arkansas, oldest of four including James, Virginia & Darrell.
Laray was a WAC during WWII, a USO touring dance band solo singer; where she met husband Tom Holland, a US Army recon pilot.
She attended master chef's school in Paris while stationed in Germany, & delighted her family with her marvelous holiday feasts.
She is survived by grandson Thomas Holland III, daughters Elizabeth Holland-Sharer and Leslie Holland, & brother Darrell & his wife Sylvia McGuire.
Preceded in death by her sons Thomas Jr. and David & her husband Tom.
We continue to miss Laray as we have since she drifted away from us years ago.
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