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Wallace Godfrey "Buster" Holland
1948 - 2026
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Wallace Holland Obituary
September 19, 1948 - March 27, 2026
Wallace "Buster" Godfrey Holland, 77, of Johns Island, South Carolina, husband of Elizabeth "Betty" McArver Holland, entered into eternal rest on Friday, March 27, 2026. His memorial service will be held Friday, April 10, 2026 in the J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. Downtown Chapel at 1:00 pm, and the family will receive friends immediately following.
Buster was born September 19, 1948 in Florence, South Carolina, son of the late Alexander Fredrick Holland, Jr. and Flora Smith Holland. Buster attended The Citadel on an athletic scholarship, where he played baseball for the legendary coach Chal Port. He graduated The Citadel in 1969. He and Betty married in 1971. Buster graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1972. He was inducted into The Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.
Buster and his wife, Betty, moved to Charleston in 1972. He joined the law firm of Young Clement Rivers (now Clement Rivers, LLP) and became a partner within a few years. He practiced with the firm for his entire career, spanning more than 50 years. He focused his practice on Workers' Compensation Defense and was deeply involved in the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Bar. In the latter portion of his career her served as a mediator, often for Workers' Compensation matters. He took pride in mentoring attorneys within and outside of the firm throughout his career.
When not working, Buster loved to be on the water, whether it be off-shore fishing chasing marlin or in a small boat on Jeffries Creek. He also loved to be in a deer stand or sitting in a blind waiting for duck and geese to fly by. Despite spending the majority of his life working on Broad Street in Charleston, he was the epitome of the saying, "You can take the boy out of the country, but you cannot take the country out of the boy."
In addition to his wife, Buster is survived by his son, Wallace G. Holland, Jr. (Lindsay) of Truckee, CA; daughter, Catherine Holland Chase (Donald) of Johns Island, SC; brothers, Fred Holland (Helen) of Wadmalaw Island SC, Smitty Holland (Elaine) of Travelers Rest, SC, and John Holland (Annette) of Florence, SC; and grandchildren, William, Henry, and Emma Holland.
Memorial donations can be made in Buster's memory to St. Luke Lutheran Church in Florence, SC, 1201 Cherokee Road, Florence, SC 29501; https://www.stlukeflorence.org or to The Citadel Foundation, 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, SC 29409; https://foundation.citadel.edu.
A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com.
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Conrad & Sandy Derrick
Yesterday
Buster was an inspiration both to those in the legal profession and to his church. We got to know him better when he briefly returned to Florence to enjoy the Holland family's farm in the Mars Bluff Community. Although he had lived and practiced law for his entire career in Charleston, everyone in Florence knew and respected him. While he was here, he returned to his home church, St. Luke Lutheran Church where he had grown up and where he was very active. May God bless his family in their sorrow, but rest assured that he is now in heaven where they will be joined with him.
Jeff Jeffers
Yesterday
Sorry for your loss. A baseball legend in my youth. God has a plan.
Rhonda R. Jennings
Yesterday
My prayers are with his family. Buster was the consummate lawyer and always a gentleman. He was truly one of a kind. I know he will be missed.
Rhonda R. Jennings
Jann Owens
March 28, 2026
My mother Jinnie Murray thought Buster Holland " Hung the moon".
Betty , Wallace and Catherine - Prayers for your families as you grieve the loss of your dear husband and father.
In sympathy, Jann Owens
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