Houston Donald Holland Obituary (1926

Mr. Houston Donald Holland, age 84, of Nabb, Indiana, entered this life on Nov. 28, 1926 in Cynthiana, Kentucky. He was the son of the late, Harry & Charlena Ferguson Holland. He was raised in Detroit, Michigan, Cincinnati, Ohio & Maysville, Kentucky. He had lived in the Canaan Community from 1975-2008 and in Nabb for the past year. He was united in marriage on July 5, 1946 in Campbell County, Kentucky to Dolly Jane Gordon. He was inducted into the United States Navy during World War II on Jan. 21, 1944 and rose to the rank Seaman First Class. He was honorably discharged on August 13, 1948 at Great Lakes, Illinois. He was proud to have served in the Armed Guard and was a very Patriotic man. He had attended Telegrapher School in St. Louis, Missouri. He was employed as a telegrapher with the B & O Rail Road for 17 years. He had owned and operated Holland Logging Company near Canaan for nearly thirty years. He also had received his real estate license and sold real estate for several years. After the death of his beloved wife, Dolly on June 24, 2007, he met Helen Ferguson and they were united in marriage on June 13, 2008 in Versailles, Indiana. He was a member of the Church of God and Madison VFW Post 1969. He enjoyed reading, studying the Bible, watching old Westerns on T.V. Houston died Tuesday, February 15, 2011 at 11:25 a.m. at the St. Catherine Regional Hospital Emergency Room in Charlestown, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY Houston will be missed by his loving wife: Helen Marie Crider Ferguson Holland of Nabb, Indiana; his loving sons: Michael Holland & his wife, Debbie of Dillsboro, Indiana, Steve Holland & his wife, Kathie of Bay City, Texas, Mark Holland & his wife, Janet of Versailles, Indiana, Tim Holland of Madison, Indiana, Randal "Randy" Holland & his wife, Kathy of Canaan, Indiana; his loving daughter: Joyce Holland Enzinger & her husband, Larry of Batesville, Indiana; his step sons: Stephen Ferguson of Madison, Indiana, Rev. Dennis Ferguson & his wife, Vera of North Vernon, Indiana, Bradley Ferguson & his wife, Theresa of Dupont, Indiana, Samuel Ferguson of Canaan, Indiana, Jonathan Ferguson & his wife, Stacey of Indianapolis, Indiana; his grandchildren: Bryan, Chris, Troy, Ashley, Billy, Cody, Andy, Brett & Brooke; his great grandchildren: Wyatt & Lyra; his step grandchildren: Dane, David, Brenden, Joel, Alexander, Cami, Sam, Matthew, Timothy & Michael; 3-step great grandchildren & other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Harry Holland; his mother, Charlena Ferguson Holland Weaver; his step father, Fred Weaver and an infant twin brother and his first wife, Dolly Jane Gordon Holland died, June 24, 2007. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Monday, February 21, 2011 at 1:00 p.m., by Mr. Jim O'Brien at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Oakdale Cemetery in Dillsboro, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Monday from 11:00 a.m. until time of the service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. SPECIAL SERVICES Full military honors will be conducted at the graveside by Jefferson Post 9 of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Oakdale Cemetery Association. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Houston Donald Holland, please click here to visit our sympathy store.