Willis Walter Holloway

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OBITUARY

Thomasville Times; 4 March 2010

Willis Walter Holloway, 96, of Selma, died Friday, February 19, 2010, at Warren Manor Nursing Home in Selma.

Mr. Holloway was born Nov. 16, 1913 in Fulton. He was a former owner of a wholesale grocery, was a member of Liberty Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Army in the Aleutian Islands during World War II where he received the bronze star. Mr. Holloway was offered a contract by the St. Louis Cardinals to play major league baseball as a pitcher.

Graveside service was held with full military honors at Choctaw Corner Cemetery in Thomasville at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24.

Mr. Holloway is survived by one son, Willis W. Holloway Jr. of Mobile; and two grandchildren, Clara Jean Licastro of Minot, N.D. and Sarah Kay Bartz of Durhan, N.C.; and one great-grandchild, Evan Joseph Licastro of Minot, N.D.

Mr. Holloway was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Eloise Holloway.

O'Bryant Chapel Funeral Home of Thomasville directed.

MILITARY RECORDS

Name: Willis W Holloway
Birth Year: 1913
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Alabama
State of Residence: Alabama
County or City: Clarke

Enlistment Date: 3 Sep 1942
Enlistment State: Alabama
Enlistment City: Craig Field Selma
Branch: Air Corps
Grade: Private

Source: Civil Life
Education: 1 year of college
Civil Occupation: Managers and officials, n.e.c.
Marital Status: Married


Birth:
Social Security Index
Name: Willis W. Holloway
Last Residence: 36701 Selma, Dallas, Alabama
BORN: 16 Nov 1913
Died: 19 Feb 2010
State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)

Willis married Eloise Dortch. Eloise (daughter of Kirksey Dortch and Eva Ophelia Spinks) was born 16 Mar 1918, Clarke Co. AL; died 07 Jun 2006, Selma, Dallas Co. AL; was buried , Choctaw Corner Cemetery, Thomasville, Clarke Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

1. Willis W. Holloway, Jr.