4/18/1918 - 5/1/2018
John Charles Holly, age 100, a resident of rural Ridgeville, passed away on
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at Crown Pointe in Portland.
John was born April 18, 1918
in rural Portland, the son of Emerson and Mary Olive (Offhill) Holly. He was
a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II and was aboard the USS
Missouri on September 2, 1945, during the signing of the treaty to end World
War II. He retired from Astral Casket Company in Lynn in 2003 and farmed for
many years in Randolph County. John was a member of the Ridgeville American
Legion post #507, and attended Calvary United Methodist Church in
Ridgeville.
John married Faye Lanning in
1942 she passed away on September 25, 2000
Survivors Include:
1 son:;
Allan Holly (wife Pam) – Ridgeville, Indiana
1 daughter: Joyce
Outcalt (husband Dave) – Ridgeville, Indiana
1 brother:
Leonard Holly – Muncie, Indiana
Brothers in law and sisters in law
Grandchildren including Angela Effing,
Holly Taylor, and Tyler Holly and Great Grandchildren
Visitation will be held on
Tuesday from 4-8pm in the Williamson and Spencer funeral home in Portland
Funeral services will be
held at 10am Wednesday in the Williamson and Spencer funeral home in
Portland. Rev. Jonathan Edwards will officiate the service and burial
will follow in the Green Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to State of the Heart Hospice.
Williamson
& Spencer Funeral Home;