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Ronald Lee Hollier, Sr

Male 1949 - 2010  (61 years)


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  1. 1.  Ronald Lee Hollier, Sr was born on 13 May 1949 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA (son of Ivan Earl Hollier and Wana Jean Peters); died on 27 Oct 2010 in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Groves, Jefferson, Texas, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
    • Residence: Port Neches, Jefferson, Texas, USA

    Notes:

    Obituary:
    Ronald "Ronnie" Lee Hollier, Sr., 61, of Port Neches passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital of Beaumont. He was born May 13, 1949 to Jean Peters Hollier and Ivan Earl Hollier in Port Arthur, Texas. He was a lifelong resident of the Port Arthur area. Ronnie graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1968. He served in the Army National Guard during the Vietnam War era. Ronnie retired from Chevron after 26 years of service. He was affiliated with St. James Catholic Church. Visitation will be on Monday, November 1, 2010 from Noon to 3 p.m. at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be at 3 p.m. Monday in the Thompson Memorial Chapel at Clayton Thompson with Msgr. Dan Malain, officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park. He was preceded in death by his father, Ivan Earl Hollier and his brother, Donald Donnie Hollier. He is survived by his mother, Jean Hollier of Port Neches, his daughters, Lori Ortiz and husband Thomas of Nederland, Jennifer Cardenas and husband Jay of Nederland, Brittany Hollier of Dallas, his sons, Ronald L. Ronnie Hollier, Jr. and wife Latorshia of Port Neches and Ryan Hollier of Vidor along with seven grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother, Bobby Hollier of Orange, Texas along with numerous nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews.

    Published in the The Beaumont Enterprise on Oct. 30, 2010

    Buried:
    Greenlawn Memorial Park, Plot: Section 11

    Died:
    Age: 61

    Ronald married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Living
    3. Living

    Ronald married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Living

    Ronald married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ivan Earl Hollier was born on 10 Oct 1922 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA (son of Alfred Louis Hollier and Eleixta Bertrand); died on 10 Apr 2003 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Groves, Jefferson, Texas, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1930, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; Age: 7; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Residence: 1994, Port Neches, Jefferson, Texas, USA; Age: 72
    • Obituary: 12 Apr 2003, Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA

    Notes:

    Obituary:
    Ivan Hollier: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice

    Beaumont Enterprise, The (TX) - Saturday, April 12, 2003
    Deceased Name: Ivan Hollier
    Ivan Hollier, 80, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday evening at Christus St. Mary Hospital. A native of Port Arthur and lifelong resident of the area. He retired from Gulf Oil Corp. after 34 years of service as a Dockman A. He was very active in the labor movement and a longtime member of O.C.A.W. Local 4-23. He served on the board of directors of Gulf Employees Federal Credit Union for several years. He was a member of St. James Catholic Church. Visitation will be on Sunday from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. with a rosary to be recited at 6:30 P.M. at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home by Rev. Kevin Sumler. Mass of Christian burial will be at 2:00 P.M. Monday, at St. James Catholic Church with Rev. Dan Malain and Rev. Kevin Sumler, co-celebrating. Entombment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Clayton Thompson. Serving as pallbearers will be Ronnie Hollier, Jr., Bryan Hollier, Robert F. Hollier, Thomas Ortiz, Jay Cardenas and Don Allen Edgerly. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be C.J. Mallett, Ulyses Borel, Alan Dauphine, Ed Turnbull, A.J. "Moon" Weber, Jr., Gene Hollier. He is survived by his wife, Jean Hollier of Port Neches, Texas; his two sons, Ronnie Hollier of Groves, Texas and Bobby Hollier and his wife, Mimi of Orange, Texas; his sister, Hazel Turnbull of Groves, Texas and a half sister, Kathleen Tritico of Aspen, CO.; And a half brother, Gene Hollier of Houston, Texas; eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Groves, Texas.

    Buried:
    Greenlawn Memorial Park

    Ivan married Wana Jean Peters on 24 Jun 1943 in Duval, Florida, USA. Wana was born on 2 Oct 1925 in Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA; died on 19 Mar 2015 in Texas, USA; was buried in Groves, Jefferson, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Wana Jean Peters was born on 2 Oct 1925 in Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma, USA; died on 19 Mar 2015 in Texas, USA; was buried in Groves, Jefferson, Texas, USA.

    Notes:

    Obituary:
    Wana Jean Peters Hollier of Port Neches, Texas and long-time resident of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away in the early morning hours of March 19, 2015, following a short illness.

    She will be reunited with her husband, Ivan Hollier and her twin sons, Ronald and Donald Hollier, who predeceased her.

    Jean was born in Norman, Oklahoma to William Claude Peters and Colombia Fox Peters on October 2, 1925. She had one brother, William Claude Peters, Jr., who was with General George Patton's army in Lauf, Germany, when he was killed in battle in 1945. Jean mourned the loss of her brother all her life.

    When Port Arthur native Ivan Hollier joined the Navy in 1942, he was sent to Gunnery School at Tinker's Air Force Base outside of Norman, Oklahoma where he fell in love at first sight with the lovely and shy Jean Peters. They were married on June 24, 1943 in Jacksonville, Florida. In Sept of 1944, Jean and Ivan celebrated the birth of their first child, Robert Earl Hollier. When the war ended, the three Holliers settled in Port Arthur where they raised their family. The twin sons were born in May, 1949.

    Ivan worked at Gulf Oil Refinery and Jean stayed home to raise the boys. In the early 1950s, Jean, a member of the Church of Christ, converted to Catholicism, joining her husband and three sons. She was a long-time member of Saint James Catholic Church Altar Guild and a Lay Reader; at the time of her death, Jean was a member of Saint Charles Catholic Church. Jean was also a member of the Woman's Auxiliary of OCAW Local1l-23 and she was a volunteer at the precinct polls for decades.

    Jean is survived by her eldest son, Robert and his wife Mimi, their son Robbie and his son Gavyn, by her grandson Ronnie Hollier, Jr., his wife Latorshia and their two children-Reagan and Trey, by her granddaughter Lori Ortiz and her husband Thomas and their two children Kayla and Thomas, Jr., by her grand-daughter Jennifer Cardenas and her husband Jay and their three children Jillian, Jacie and Jude, by her grandson Bryan Hollier, his wife Dene and their three children Aspen, Chase, and Kendall, by her grand-daughter Jaime Hollier and her daughter Addison and by two other children by Ronnie Sr Ryan and Brittany Jean.

    Clayton-Thompson Funeral Home will be the site for the funeral service, conducted by the Reverend Dan Malain, Tuesday, March 24, at 3:pm. Visitation prior to the service will begin at 1pm.

    Burial will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery where she will be entombed next to her beloved husband.

    Pallbearers will be Ronnie Hollier, Jr., Bryan Hollier, Robbie Hollier, Thomas Ortiz, Jay Cardenas and George Wheeteroft.

    Buried:
    Greenlawn Memorial Park

    Children:
    1. Robert Earl Hollier was born on 23 Sep 1944 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA; died on 13 May 2020; was buried in Orange, Orange, Texas, USA.
    2. 1. Ronald Lee Hollier, Sr was born on 13 May 1949 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; died on 27 Oct 2010 in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Groves, Jefferson, Texas, USA.
    3. Donald Gene Hollier was born on 13 May 1949 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; died on 25 Mar 2003 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Groves, Jefferson, Texas, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Alfred Louis Hollier was born on 25 Aug 1891 in Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA (son of Didier Hollier and Devina Patin); died on 31 Aug 1964 in Groves, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Groves, Jefferson, Texas, USA
    • Residence: 1900, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Residence: 1910, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; Age: 19; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Residence: Between 1917 and 1918, Jefferson, Texas, USA; Age: 26
    • Residence: 1920, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
    • Residence: 1923, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; Age: 36; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1935, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; Age: 48; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1942, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; Age: 51

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Plot: Right Side of Cross

    Died:
    Age: 73

    Alfred married Eleixta Bertrand on 15 Oct 1914 in Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA. Eleixta was born between 22 and 23 Jan 1894 in Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; died on 11 Aug 1930 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in St Bernard Cemetery No 1, Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Eleixta Bertrand was born between 22 and 23 Jan 1894 in Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; died on 11 Aug 1930 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in St Bernard Cemetery No 1, Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1920, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; Age: 26; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1923, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; Age: 35; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

    Notes:

    Daughter of Rene & Emilie (Dautreuil) Bertrand.

    Name:
    Eleixta/Elexita/Alexia

    Died:
    Died during childbirth.

    Age: 37

    Notes:

    Married:
    St. Bernard Catholic Church

    Children:
    1. Emilie Hollier was born on 4 Jun 1915 in St Martin, Louisiana, USA; died on 2 Oct 1981 in Deweyville, Newton, Texas, USA; was buried in Nederland, Jefferson, Texas, USA.
    2. Hazel M Hollier was born on 12 Nov 1919 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; died on 5 Jan 2010 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Groves, Jefferson, Texas, USA.
    3. 2. Ivan Earl Hollier was born on 10 Oct 1922 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; died on 10 Apr 2003 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Groves, Jefferson, Texas, USA.
    4. Alfred Hollier, Jr. was born on 11 Aug 1930 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; died on 16 Aug 1998 in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Port Neches, Jefferson, Texas, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Didier Hollier was born on 5 Sep 1869 in Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA (son of Charles Vilmont Hollier and Emma Melancon); died on 1 Jan 1934 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1880, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA; Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Residence: 1900, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; Age: 30; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1910, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; Age: 41; Age: 41; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 64

    Didier married Devina Patin on 23 Oct 1890 in Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA. Devina was born on 14 Sep 1867 in Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; died on 24 Jan 1933 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Devina Patin was born on 14 Sep 1867 in Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; died on 24 Jan 1933 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1900, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; Age: 33; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1910, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; Age: 43; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1915, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA
    • Obituary: 24 Jan 1933, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA

    Notes:

    Daughter of Alfred & Emilia (Guilbeaux) Patin.

    Obituary:
    HEART ATTACK CLAIMS WOMAN
    Mrs. Didier Hollier, 66, Lived Here 15 Years
    A heart attack early today claimed the life of Mrs. Didier Hollier, 66, who died suddenly at 3 p.m.[?] today at the residence, 1621 Beaumont avenue. A native of Breaux Bridge, La., she had been a resident of Port Arthur since 1915. Her husband is employed by the Texas Company. Surviving besides the husband are two sons, Alfred Hollier of Port Arthur and Ludon Hollier of Redondo Beach, Cal.; five daughters, Mrs. Charles J. Hannan, Miss Rose Hollier, Mrs. Maurice Boudreaux, Mrs. Herbert Patterson and Mrs. Sidney Prince, all of Port Arthur; one brother Charles Guidry, Breaux Bridge; one sister Mrs. Joe[?] Guidry of Cecilia, La., and six grandchildren. Services are to be held from St. Mary’s Catholic church at 9 a.m. Wednesday, with burial in Calvary cemetery under direction of Grammler’s


    Died:
    Age: 65

    Notes:

    Married:
    St. Bernard Catholic Church

    Children:
    1. 4. Alfred Louis Hollier was born on 25 Aug 1891 in Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; died on 31 Aug 1964 in Groves, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA.
    2. Anita Hollier was born on 19 Feb 1894 in Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; died on 3 Dec 1982 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA.
    3. Joseph Ludon Hollier was born on 5 Apr 1896 in Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; died on 31 Dec 1954 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA; was buried in Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California, USA.
    4. Rose Hollier was born on 17 Feb 1898 in Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; died on 21 May 1980 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA.
    5. Rita Marie Hollier was born on 28 May 1900 in Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; died on 10 Oct 1976 in Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA.
    6. Mae Dell Hollier was born on 1 Dec 1902 in Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; died on 10 Nov 1975 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA.
    7. Diana Hollier was born on 8 Apr 1905 in Breaux Bridge, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; died on 23 Jun 1951 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA.



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