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Leonard Royce Hollier

Male 1939 - 2017  (77 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Leonard Royce Hollier was born on 3 Nov 1939 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA (son of Leonard Hollier and Dorothy Broussard); died on 6 May 2017 in Conroe, Montgomery, Texas, USA.

    Notes:

    Obituary:
    Leonard Royce Hollier
    November 3, 1939 - May 6, 2017

    Leonard Royce Hollier, age 77, passed away at home on May 6, 2017. Royce graduated from Mount Carmel in Abbeville and USL in Lafayette. Immediately upon graduating from USL he joined the Navy for two years. He then moved to New Orleans and began his career in the petroleum industry. In New Orleans he met his future wife Patty, married in 1966 and became the father of two sons, Barrett and Jason.

    His career in the petroleum industry relocated Royce and his family overseas for 17 years. They lived in Scotland, Egypt, Iran, Dubai, Greece and Singapore. The family returned to the United States in 1988. In 1995 they opened La Boucherie, a specialty USDA food manufacturing facility, located in Houston.

    Royce was an avid golfer and a member of The Woodlands Country Club. He was an excellent chef and loved cooking for family and friends. His was truly "A Life Well Lived."

    Royce was preceded in death by his father, Leonard, his mother, Dorothy and his sister, Patricia McNeill. He is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Patty, his sons Barrett and wife Xuesong, Jason and wife Kimberly and his grandson Samuel Luke.

    A Catholic Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Abbeville, Louisiana on May 20, 2017 at 1:00 PM.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Living
    2. Living

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Leonard Hollier was born on 21 Mar 1910 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA (son of Oscar Francois Hollier and Euseide Trahan); died on 22 Feb 1955; was buried in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1930, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; Age: 19; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Residence: 1940, Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; Age: 30; Relation to Head of House: Self

    Notes:

    Obituary:
    HOLLIER-On Tuesday, February 22, 1955, at 3:30 o’clock p.m., LEONARD HOLLIER, husband of Dorothy Broussard; father of. Patricia Ann and Royce Hollier; son or Oscar Hollier and the late E. Trahan; brother of F. N. of Beaumont. Tex., V. J. of Crowley. La., N. P. and Howard Hollier of Abbeville. La., and F. H. Spooner of New Orleans, La.; a native of Abbeville, La. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. Due notice of time will be given.

    Buried:
    St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Cemetery, Section B-1

    Leonard married Dorothy Broussard. Dorothy was born on 20 Dec 1914; died on 8 Sep 2005 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Dorothy Broussard was born on 20 Dec 1914; died on 8 Sep 2005 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA.

    Notes:

    Daughter of Hazard and Eliza (Landry) Broussard.

    Obituary:
    ABBEVILLE - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 4 p.m.Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005, at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church honoring the life of Dorothy Broussard Hollier, 90, who died Thursday,Sept. 8, 2005, at her residence in Abbeville.The Rev. Neil McNeill,
    L.C., will officiate the services. The Rev. William Blanda and Monsignor Glenn Provost will concelebrate.She will be laid to rest at St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery.She is survived by a daughter, Patricia McNeill, of Abbeville; a son, Royce Hollier and his wife, Patty, of Houston; a brother, Joseph Broussard, of Kaplan; a sister, Goldie Landry, of Kaplan; three grandsons, the Rev. Neil McNeill, L.C., Barrett Hollier and Jason Hollier and his wife, Kimberly Meaux Hollier; and a great-grandson, Samuel Luke Hollier.She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Hollier; parents, Hazard Broussard and Eliza Landry Broussard.A rosary will be prayed at 3 p.m. at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church prior to the service.In lieu of flowers,donations may be made to St. Mary Magdalen Capital Campaign, P.O. Drawer U, Abbeville, LA, 70511; or Helping Hand Medical Mission, P.O. Box 140847, Irving, Texas, 75014.All arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville (337) 893-4661.

    Buried:
    St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Cemetery

    Children:
    1. Patricia Hollier was born on 11 Dec 1936; died on 3 Feb 2014 in Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA.
    2. 1. Leonard Royce Hollier was born on 3 Nov 1939 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; died on 6 May 2017 in Conroe, Montgomery, Texas, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Oscar Francois Hollier was born on 7 Sep 1871 in St Landry, Louisiana, USA (son of Luke Faustin Hollier and Delphine Marie Ferret); died on 12 Mar 1964 in Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1880, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; Age: 10; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Residence: 1900, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA
    • Residence: 1935, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA
    • Obituary: 13 Mar 1964, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

    Notes:

    Obituary:
    HOLLIER-Of Abbeville, La., on Thursday morning March 12, 1964, Oscar Hollier, father of Mrs. S. H. Spooner, Nectar, Howard, and Villere Hollier and the late Leonard Hollier. Funeral will take place in Abbeville, La. On Friday morning, March 13, 1964 at 9 o'clock p.m. Interment in Abbeville, La.

    Buried:
    St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Cemetery, Section C

    Oscar married Euseide Trahan on 29 Dec 1892 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA. Euseide was born on 20 Nov 1873 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; died on 1 Jan 1949 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Euseide Trahan was born on 20 Nov 1873 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; died on 1 Jan 1949 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1900, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; Age: 47; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife
    • Residence: 1935, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; Age: 66; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife

    Notes:

    Daughter of Demosthenes & Ursule (Gisclar) Trahan.

    Name:
    Spelled Euside, Euzeide, or Euseide.

    Buried:
    St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Cemetery, Section C

    Children:
    1. Francis Nector Hollier, Sr. was born on 27 Dec 1893 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; died on 21 Apr 1978 in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA; was buried in Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, Jefferson, Texas, USA.
    2. Nelson Pierre Hollier was born on 6 Jul 1897 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; died on 8 Dec 1978 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA.
    3. Delphine Hollier was born on 22 Sep 1900 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; died on 30 Oct 1999 in Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota, USA; was buried in Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota, USA.
    4. Howard Paul Hollier was born on 19 Mar 1904 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; died on 26 Jul 1996 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA.
    5. Villere Joseph Hollier was born on 15 Feb 1907 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; died on 16 Mar 1965; was buried in Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, USA.
    6. 2. Leonard Hollier was born on 21 Mar 1910 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; died on 22 Feb 1955; was buried in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Luke Faustin Hollier was born on 14 Feb 1847 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA (son of Faustin Hollier, Sr. and Virginie Devillier); died on 13 Feb 1940 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: 1850, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; Age: 6
    • Residence: 1870, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; Age: 23; Census Post Office: Washington
    • Residence: 1880, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; Age: 32; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
    • Residence: 1900, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; Age: 52; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head/Broussard Cove
    • Residence: 1930, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; Age: 84; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Father
    • Obituary: 15 Feb 1940, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, USA; Port Arthur News

    Notes:

    Name:
    Middle name is Faustin or Francis.

    Residence:
    Luke was likely living adjacent to or very near his father.

    Obituary:
    Local Man's Father, Survived By 49 Grandchildren, Buried Wednesday
    Funeral services were held in Abbeville, La., Wednesday for Luke Francis Hollier, 93, one of the few remaining Confederate army veterans in Vermillion parish, and who leaves a son here and many other descendants in Port Arthur and Orange.

    Mr. Hollier, who died Monday night at the home of another son, Oscar Hollier in Abbeville, was the father of A. D. Hollier. 2718 12th street. The local Holliers and a number of other relatives from here attended the funeral rites, conducted on what would have been the elder Hollier's 94th birthday.

    Services In Abbeville
    The services were held at Centenary Magdalene Catholic church in Abbeville and burial was in the old Catholic cemetery. Members of the Vermillion post of the American Legion took part in the services. Pallbearers were chosen from among Mr. Hollier's grandsons. Mr. Hollier enlisted in the Confederate army at Opelousas at the age of 16. He fought in the battle of Mansfield, and served for many months at a post near Alexandria.

    He lived e number of years at Opelousas, about two years in Orange, and spent some 40 years in Vermillion parish. He was a successful farmer and for many years made sugar from open kettles, now relics in the manufacture of the product.

    Survivors
    Surviving Mr. Hollier are five daughters, Mrs. V. Dartez and Mrs. J. V. Guidry, both of Orange; Mrs. Joseph Toups, Shreveport, La., Mrs. F. G. Keller of Lafayette, La., and Mrs. Ben Sappington of Edinburgh, Texas; three sons, Edward Hollier, Vinton, Oscar Hollier of Abbeville, and A. D. Hollier of Port Arthur; two sisters, Mrs. Boyd Moreau and Mrs. Jack Perry, both of Opelousas; 47 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives, both in Louisiana and southeast Texas.

    Buried:
    Old Catholic Cemetery

    Died:
    Age: 94

    Luke married Delphine Marie Ferret on 17 Jun 1867 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA. Delphine was born in Jan 1849 in Charenton, St Mary, Louisiana, USA; died on 7 Mar 1892 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Delphine Marie Ferret was born in Jan 1849 in Charenton, St Mary, Louisiana, USA; died on 7 Mar 1892 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 8 Feb 1849, Charenton, St Mary, Louisiana, USA; Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
    • Residence: 1850, St Martin, Louisiana, USA; Age: 2
    • Residence: 1860, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; Age: 12
    • Residence: 1870, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
    • Residence: 1880, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
    • Obituary: 12 Mar 1892, Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA

    Notes:

    Daugther of Francois & Seraphine (Verret) Feray.

    Name:
    Spelled Feray or Ferret.

    Residence:
    Luke was likely living adjacent to or very near his father.

    Obituary:
    Mrs. L. F. Hollier died last Saturday morning at her residence about 4 miles from town. Her funeral which took place from the Catholic Church Sunday morning was largely attended. The bereaved ones have our sympathy in their trying affliction.

    Notes:

    Married:
    St. Landry Catholic Church

    Children:
    1. Edward Hollier was born on 26 May 1868 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; died on 7 Feb 1943 in Vinton, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA.
    2. David Louis Hollier was born on 26 Jun 1870 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; died on 9 Sep 1870 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA.
    3. 4. Oscar Francois Hollier was born on 7 Sep 1871 in St Landry, Louisiana, USA; died on 12 Mar 1964 in Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA.
    4. Edmonia Marie Hollier was born on 20 Mar 1874 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; died on 29 Oct 1953 in Orange, Orange, Texas, USA; was buried in Orange, Orange, Texas, USA.
    5. Adauct David Hollier was born on 30 Aug 1876 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; died on 1 Sep 1952 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, USA; was buried in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, USA.
    6. Theodose Hollier was born on 12 Jan 1879 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; died on 22 Aug 1883 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA.
    7. Lucille Hollier was born on 23 Mar 1881 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA.
    8. Ella Marie Hollier was born on 6 Oct 1883 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA.
    9. Rosa Hollier was born on 4 Dec 1885 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; died on 11 Feb 1984 in Orange, Orange, Texas, USA; was buried in Orange, Orange, Texas, USA.
    10. Eulah Marie Hollier was born in Aug 1888 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; died on 27 Sep 1917 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA.
    11. Ada Anne Hollier was born on 13 Jul 1891 in Abbeville, Vermilion, Louisiana, USA; died on 17 Jan 1980 in Harlingen, Cameron, Texas, USA; was buried in Edinburg, Hidalgo, Texas, USA.



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