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- Kenneth J. "Kenny" Holland, 68, of 119 Riverside Drive, Hinton, formerly of Charleston, died Wednesday morning, May 13, 2009, at the Bowers Hospice House at Beckley following a long illness.
Born July 27, 1940, in Charleston, he was a son of the late Ray Edward and Esther Dean Holland.
Kenny lived most of his life in Kanawha County, was a 1958 graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School, and retired as a master electrician at DuPont. He was a Marine Corps veteran, an avid reader, and a former member of Dawn's Sportsman Club. Kenny enjoyed hunting and especially cherished the remarkable tree stand that he and his son built.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Carroll Holland.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Nancy Helms Holland; one son, Tim Holland and wife, Barbie, of Hinton; one daughter, Julie Laury and husband, William, of Pennsylvania; five grandchildren, Elisha Keller, Kristen Keller, Eva Laury, Holly Holland and Luke Holland; one brother, Darrell Holland and wife, Ann, of Lakewood, Ohio; two sisters, Mary Lou Blackshire and husband, Earl, of Ohio and Texas and Linda Sue Sanders of Powder Springs, Ga.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors Chapel with Pastor David Board officiating. Burial will follow in the Meadows family cemetery on the Raleigh County side of Brooks.
Friends may call at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
The family would like to thank the community and friends for all their acceptance, kindness, and support for Kenny during his life in Hinton. A special thanks goes to the caring staff of Bowers Hospice House.
In lieu of flowers, donations of sympathy should be made to Bowers Hospice House, 454 Cranberry Drive, Beckley, WV 25801.
Arrangements are by the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors of Hinton.
Condolences may be sent to the family at info@ronaldmeadowsfp.com
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1940 - 2009 (68 years)
