William Ira Holliday, Jr.

1919 - 2005  (86 years)

• Name	William Ira Holliday
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	11 May 1919	Prince, Fayette Co., WV   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Nov 2005	Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV   [1, 2]
  Burial	26 Nov 2005	End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV   [2]
  Person ID	I37195	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

  Family	Lou Elizabeth Via,   b. 26 Sep 1919, Alderson, Monroe Co., WV d. 15 Jul 1988, Alderson, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 68 years)
  Children	1. Joan Holliday   2. Charles William "Bill" Holliday   3. John Robert "Bob" Holliday
  Family ID	F13097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 21 Nov 2005 - Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV Burial - 26 Nov 2005 - End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The Mountain Messenger, Lewisburg, WV, 26 November 2005 Alderson - William Ira Holliday, Jr., 86, died Monday, Nov. 21, 2005, at Greenbrier Manor, Fairlea, following a long illness. Born May 11, 1919, at Prince, he was the son of the late William Ira Holliday, Sr. and the late Bessie Alice Baker Holliday. Mr. Holliday was a retired correctional officer, having retired in 1969 with 30 years of service from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Alderson. Following his retirement, he was the bookkeeper for the Greenbrier Oil Company, Alderson, and was also a former employee of the C&O Railroad, Alderson. He was a World War II veteran, having served in the United States Navy. Mr. Holliday was a member of the Old Greenbrier Baptist Church, Alderson, where he was a member of the Men?s Bible Class, the Friendship Sunday School Class and was an usher. He was a member of Tri-County Memorial VFW Post #6723, Alderson, the National Association of Retired Federal Employees, and the National Rifle Association. Mr. Holliday enjoyed woodworking, camping, and writing poetry. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: his first wife of 49 years, Lou Elizabeth Via Holliday; his second wife of 10 years, Laura June Jones Echols Holliday; brother, Charles Edward Holliday; and sister, Rosalie Ruth Holliday Myles. Survivors include: daughter, Joan Holliday Fleshman and her husband, Jim of Alderson; two sons, Charles W. "Bill" Holliday and wife, Betty of Alderson and John Robert "Bob" Holliday and wife, Carolyn of Alderson; two step-sons, Bobby Echols and wife, Judy of Ronceverte and Larry Echols and wife, Pam of Gap Mills; two sisters, Eileen Holliday LaRue Ford of Clifton Forge, VA, and Betty Holliday Myles and husband, John W. of Clifton Forge, VA; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter; three step-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 26, at 11 a.m. at the Old Greenbrier Baptist Church, Alderson, with the Rev. Mark Stauffer and Pastor James L. Combs officiating. Burial will follow at the End of the Trail Cemetery, Clintonville. Serving as pallbearers will be: John W. Fleshman, James L. "Toby" Fleshman, Charles W. Holliday Jr., John Gregory Holliday, Thomas Dean Butler, and Chad Alan McCallister. Serving as honorary pallbearers and conducting military graveside rites will be members of Tri-County Memorial VFW Post #6723, Alderson. Friends may call one hour prior to the services at the church on Saturday. Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson, is in charge of the arrangements.

  
  

• Sources

  [S996] Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Index, Master File, (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.). [S897] Obituary: The Mountain Messenger, (Lewisburg, WV).