Graveside services for Walter Holland will be held on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. at Sawyer Cemetery. Walter passed away Saturday, September 10, 2011, in Durant, Oklahoma, at the age of 96.
Walter Holland was born May 2, 1915, in Sawyer, Oklahoma, the son of J. C. and Selma (Howard) Holland. He was raised in Sawyer and served his country in the Army. He worked as a construction worker in Texas and at a Saw Mill in Oregan before moving back to this area in 1961. When he moved back he worked at Raymond Gary State Park. Walter enjoyed fishing, hunting, and gambling. He was preceded in death by parents; one grandchild; four brothers; three sisters.
Walter is survived by five daughters, Faye Maxwell of Ft. Towson, OK, Mary June McNabb of Arkadelphia, AR, Geneva Baze of Sawyer, OK, Sandra Ward of Wayne, OK, Sarah Davis of Clayton, OK; nine grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Monday, September 12, 2011, from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in the Prater-Lampton-Mills & Coffey Chapel in Hugo, OK
