Willis Walter Holloway

1913 - 2010  (96 years)

• Name	Willis Walter Holloway
  Born	16 Nov 1913
  	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)
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Feb 2010	Selma, Dallas Co. AL
  Notes	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
  Person ID	I27831	Master File
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2014

  
  

  Family	Eloise Dortch,   b. 16 Mar 1918, Clarke Co. AL ,   d. 07 Jun 2006, Selma, Dallas Co. AL  (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. Willis W. Holloway, Jr.
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F12024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart