Warren Jay Holland Jr.

Funeral services for Warren Jay Holland, Jr., 95, of Monterey, LA will be at 10:00 am Saturday, April 18, 2015 at Monterey Church of Christ with Bro. Russell Crum and Bro. Paul Avery officiating. Interment will follow at Flowery Mound Cemetery under the direction of Young’s Funeral Home. The family will receive friends on Friday, April 17th from 5 til 7 pm at Monterey Church of Christ in Monterey, LA. Warren Jay Holland, Jr. was born on Tuesday, November 18, 1919 in Monterey, LA and passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2015 in Jonesville, LA. He was a life-long resident of Monterey and a member of Monterey Church of Christ. He served his country in the United State Army during World War II. Mr. Warren Jay was a commercial fisherman and fished most of the rivers and bayous in Concordia Parish as well as in the Gulf of Mexico. He loved the early morning hours and often said it was “The best part of the day.” He was an avid hunter and killed his last deer at age 92. Mr. Warren Jay led a simple and happy life and often told his daughter, Sue, that “If she couldn’t get what she wanted at Western Auto or the Drug Store, she didn’t need it anyway.” As an active member of Monterey Church of Christ, he often served as song leader, teacher and mentor over the years. He loved his family, friends and community. He was especially close to his nephew Butch Cross who was a great comfort to him in his last years. He was preceded in death by his wife of 73 years, Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Hudson Holland; his parents, Warren J. Holland, Sr. and Anna Bessie Campbell Holland; his sister, Mary Jane Holland Cross; his brother-in-law Swingley Cross and grandson Mark Blair. He is survived by his son, Warren Jay Holland III and wife Dean of Dickerson, Texas and his daughter, Sue Lemoine and husband Ralph of Tyler, Texas; two grandsons, Eric Holland and wife Deepa of Dallas, Texas and Kevin Lemoine of Austin Texas; two granddaughters; Kristi Lemoine of Washington DC and Kari Lemoine Roberts of Dallas, Texas; great grandchildren, Landon Holland of Dallas Texas and Collin and Chloe Roberts of Dallas Texas; and special friends Guylan and Elliot Britt, whom he called his adopted grandchildren. Pallbearers are : Jeff Britt, Elliot Britt, Eric Holland, James Stewart, Lee Dale and Wyatt Brown. Honorary Pallbearers will be Sidney Wiley, Jack Bairnsfather, and Robert Campbell. The family wants to thank all those who loved and cared for Mr. Warren Jay over the years; especially his church family of Monterey Church of Christ; caregivers, Catherine and Lloyd Paris; niece, Kathy Cross Dalrymple; niece, Madaline Cross Gibbs; nephew, Butch Cross; Robert and Ann Campbell; the Jeff Britt family; the wonderful staff at The Columns Community Care Center and Dr. Kevin Ingram and staff.

Warren Jay Holland Jr.

November 18, 1919 - April 15, 2015