Homer Cephus Holley^{[1, 2]}

1920 - 2016  (95 years)

• Name	Homer Cephus Holley
  Born	26 Aug 1920	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Jan 2016	Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
  Buried	Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Callands, Pittsylvania Co.,VA
  Person ID	I7483	My Reynolds Line | Descendants Hugh Pittsylvania Reynolds, Descendants of James Reynolds, Pittsylvania Co., VA Holleys
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Beverly Honor Holley,   b. 25 Mar 1890, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia ,   d. 26 May 1987, Callands, Pittsylvania, Virginia  (Age 97 years)
  Mother	Martha Ellen "Missy" Reynolds,   b. 27 Sep 1889, Callands, Virginia ,   d. 9 Sep 1965, Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 75 years)
  Married	1 Aug 1909	Henry Co., VA
  Family ID	F2603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mabel Alice Finney,   b. 26 Apr 1922, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 7 Sep 2002, Callands, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 80 years)
  Married	20 Jul 1940	Pittsylvania Co., Virginia
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Peggy Ann Holley,   b. 1941,   d. 1941, Died in Infancy  (Age 0 years)   5. Margie Marie Holley,   b. 1944,   d. 1944, Died in Infancy  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2018
  Family ID	F2664	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Homer Cephus Holley Military Portrait
  		Homer Holley and Wife Mabel Finney scan_993.jpg
  		Homer Holley in 5th Grade at Swansonville, 1935 Grady Fifth Grade Sawnsonville 1935.jpg
  		Homer Cephus Holley 7483HomerCephusHolley.jpg
  		Reynolds Family Reunion Descendants of Martha Ellen Reynolds and Beverly Honor Holley. p7483HomerHolley.jpg

  
  

  Documents

  Brenda Holley Gregory-Infant Daughter Dies The Danville Bee Nov 18, 1971

  
  

  Histories		5 Holley Generations 5 gen.Holleys.jpg
  		History Holleys & Gregorys of Pittsylvania Co., VA Holley-Family-History.pdf

  
  

• Notes

  Homer and Dollars, brothers married Finney sisters, Blanche & Mabel. Another Finney sister, Earlene, married Sammy Marlowe. Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston interviewed Homer Holley, age 90, October 10, 2010. !NAME:Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston, Eggleston, Mary Frances Reynolds

  
  

• Sources

  [S107] Family Histories, http://reynoldspatova.org/histories/Holley-Family-History.pdf. Published Family History of the Holley's and Gregorys of Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, by Brenda Holley Gregory, direct descendant of Beverly Honor Holley, father of Homer Cephus Holley. [S42] Obituary. Homer C. Holley, 95, of Callands, went to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, January 1, 2016. He was born August 26, 1920 in Pittsylvania County, to the late Beverly Holley and the late Martha Reynolds Holley and was married to the late Mabel Finney Holley. Mr. Holley was a member of County Line Christian Church and worked as a tobacco farmer, saw miller, and logger. Mr. Holley proudly served in the United States Army and was a veteran of World War II. Mr. Holley is survived by his daughters, Carolyn H. Ashby and her husband, Ronnie of Martinsville, and Brenda H. Gregory and her husband, Melvin of Midlothian; his son, Rodger Holley and his wife, Betty of Winston Salem, N.C.; and his brother, Floyd Holley and his wife, Helen of Callands; as well as seven grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. In addition to his wife and parents, Mr. Holley was predeceased by two infant daughters, one infant granddaughter, six sisters, and four brothers. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, January 4, 2016 at County Line Christian Church, with Minister Dean Ashby and the Rev. Daryl Joyce officiating. Interment will follow at Holley Family Cemetery at Liberty Baptist Church, Callands.