Hollis Lee Gifford was born May 25, 1947 in Miami, Oklahoma to Hershel Leon Gifford and Anna (Bailey) Gifford.
He passed from this life December 5, 2006 at his home in Westville, Oklahoma at the age of 59 years, 6 months and 10 days.
Surviving family includes his mother, Anna Gifford, one son, Hollis Gifford Jr. and wife, Sandy; three daughters, Teresa Jones, Lisa Marshall and husband, Tracy, and Tonya Gibson and husband Paul, and six grandchildren.
Hollis also leaves six brothes and their wives, Donval and Rovita Gifford, Kenny and Cindy Gifford, Robert and Lorraine Gifford, Terry and Iris Gifford, Darrell and Janet Gifford, and Dewayne and Mary Lou Gifford; four sisters, Margaret Russow, Helen Kneeland and husband, Larry, Sheila Taylor and husband, James, Bonita Gifford, and several friends and loved ones.