Family: Frederick Frank Hollier, Jr. / Lois VanDeventer (F1576)

m. 30 Sep 1944

• Father | Male Frederick Frank Hollier, Jr.

  
  

  Born	17 Aug 1914	Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
  Died	21 Jun 2003	Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
  Buried		Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
  Married	30 Sep 1944  [1]	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA  [1]
  Father	Frederick Frank Hollier, Sr. | F1201 Group Sheet
  Mother	Effie Dimmick | F1201 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Lois VanDeventer

  
  

  Born	6 Sep 1918
  Died	3 Jun 2012	Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA
  Buried		Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
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  [S266] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, memorial page for Frederick Frank Hollier, Jr. (1914-2003), no. 17256782, Myrtle Grove Cemetery, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Birth: Aug. 17, 1914 Opelousas St. Landry Parish Louisiana, USA Death: Jun. 23, 2003 Tyler Smith County Texas, USA Col. Hollier graduated from Southwestern University in Lafayette in 1936 and began a career as a civil engineer. During WWII, he served in the U.S. Army in New Guinea and Australia. He married Lois VanDeventer on Septempter 30, 1944 in Decatur, IL. In 1947, he entered the U.S. Air Force serving 28 years as a munitions officer. He retired in 1965 as a Lt. Colonel, last stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport. His military decorations include the Legion of Merit, American Defense Medal, Asian Pacific Campaign Metal and the WWII Service Medal. In retirement, he moved back to Opelousas where he taught for ten years at St. Landry Trade School. In 2000, he and his wife moved to Tyler, TX to be near their daughter and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred Hollier and Effie Dimmick Hollier. He was survived by his wife of 58 years, Lois Hollier; his daughter, Susan Rasco, of Tyler, TX; two sisters, Irene Moise and Nancy Ryder, both of Opelousas; 2 grandchildren and 2 great-granddaughters. Family links: Spouse: Lois VanDeventer Hollier (1918 - 2012)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Myrtle Grove Cemetery Opelousas St. Landry Parish Louisiana, USA Created by: Ron Manley Record added: Jan 02, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 17256782