  Nadine Levertte Holloway 31 December 1925 - 2 August 2005 Benjamin Calvin Holloway 18 December 1921 - 25 March 2004   Benjamin Calvin Holloway 18 December 1921 - 25 March 2004 CWO3 US Air Force WWII, Korea Special Investigator Officer Abilene Reporter-News March 27, 2004 Benjamin Calvin "Ben" Holloway, 82, of Clyde, died Thursday, March 25, 2004 at an Abilene hospital. Services were Sunday at the Clyde Church of Christ with Jim Hall officiating. Graveside services were held Monday at the Holloway Cemetery in Grayson County near Howe, Texas under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home. Mr. Holloway was born December 18, 1921 in Grayson County, son of John Calvin and Elisabeth Ireland Holloway. He grew up and attended school at Howe and graduated from Sherman High School. He later attended Abilene Christian College. He married Gladys Nadine Leverette August 31, 1943 at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona. They moved to Abilene from Sherman in 1966, and to Clyde from Abilene in 1976. He retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1966, having served 26 years. He was a Chief Warrant Officer and Special Air Force investigator, serving during World War II and the Korean Conflict. After retirement, he worked for Abilene Christian University as head of security. He later owned andoperated service stations in Abilene. He was a member of the Clyde Church of Christ. He is survived by his wife of Clyde; 3 daughters and sons-in-law, Martha Holloway and Tony Quinn of Menie Park, California; Janie and Glenn Smith of Eula; and Carol and Michael Anderson of Flower Mound; 3 grandchildren, Shannon and wife Amanda Holloway of California; Dale and wife Michelle Smith and Sara Nadine Smith, all of Abilene; and one great-grandson, Kaleb Devlin Holloway. Abilene Reporter-News August 4, 2005 Clyde - Gladys Nadine Holloway, 79 of Clyde, died Tuesday, August 2, 2005 at a local hospital. Services were Friday, August 5th, at the Clyde Church of Christ. Graveside services were Saturday, August 6th at the Holloway cemetery in Howe, Texas with Rev. Jake Leverette officiating under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home in Clyde. Mrs. Holloway was born December 31, 1925, in Grayson County, Texas, daughter of Fred Lawrence and Iva Lou Hix Leverette. After attending school in the Bethany community, she graduated from Sherman High School. Nadine fell in love with her best friend's brother, Ben Holloway, the first time she saw him. They married in Tucson, Arizona on August 31, 1943. She worked many jobs over the years, but her priority was her home and church. Being a miliatary wife for 26 years, she kept the home fires burning during Ben's many absences. After retiring to Abilene she worked at the Abilene Christian Schools. They later moved to "the farm" in Clyde. Innumerable people were taught by Nadine in Sunday School, VBS, ladies' classes, ladies' retreats, and through her wonderful example to us all. She is survived by daughters and their families, Martha Holloway and Tony Quinn and their son and family, Shannon; Amanda and Quinn Holloway of San Francisco Bay area; Janie and Glenn Smith and their children, Dale, Michelle and Ashton Smith and Kaleb Devine, Sara Smith and Patrick Brown, all of the Abilene area; Carol and Mike Anderson and their son, Mike, Jr. of Flower Mound; one brother, Rev. Jake and Peggy Leverette of Alberta, Canada; and a large extended family of Leverettes and Holloways. She was preceded in death by her parents; many aunts and uncles; and her husband in March 2004. Nadine was hospitalized since May 5, 2005. Donations may be made to the Medina Children's Home, c/o Clyde Church of Christ, P.O. Box 1375, Clyde, Texas 79510.  Holloway Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |