Kermit R. Holloway Jr.

Published 12:39 pm Wednesday, February 24, 2021

By Holley Cochran

Graveside services were held Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, at Expose Family Cemetery, Silver Creek, Mississippi for Mr. Kermit R. Holloway, Jr., 77, who died Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, at the VA Medical Center in Jackson.  Rev. Jerry Gholar officiated with Johnson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Kermit Holloway Jr. was born to the late Kermit Sr. and Maggie Holloway.  He was a member of Christ Temple Church of Christ Holiness USA in Oakvale.  He attended elementary school at Palestine Community School and graduated from J. E. Johnson High School in 1962.  He attended Alcorn State University and later Prentiss Institute.

Mr. Holloway joined the military in 1963 and served in two overseas duties, Vietnam and Korea.  He was promoted to Staff Sergeant.  After returning to Mississippi, he joined the Army National Guard. In 1991, he was awarded the Army Commendations Medal for exceptionally meritorious performance of duty during Operation Desert Storm, he served as a Petroleum Specialist and retired with 24 years of service.

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He was employed at Georgia Pacific in Monticello, Mississippi for thirty six plus years as a crane operator and wood yard operator. He was recognized by the American Inventors Corporation for his invention of the Handy Ramp.

He is survived by his wife, Diana; daughters, S. Mechelle, Carla, Danielle (Robert), Stephanie, Delonda (Cleveland) and Gabrielle; sons, Anthony, Timrek, Kemrek, Rusty and Ricardo; honorary family members, Wayne and James Mariner, Roy Drummond, Coach Alvin Gray and Donald Weathersby; 20 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.

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Betty Robbins Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Robbins were conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at Society Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Young officiating. Interment followed in the Society Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Robbins, age 75, entered into the eternal rest of her Lord early Saturday morning, July 13, 2024, at the Forrest General Hospital. Saulters Moore Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements. The Robbins family received friends one hour before the funeral service, beginning at noon, Tuesday, at Society Hill Baptist Church. Pallbearers included Kelley LeNormand, Cymantha Shellenberger, Mason Robbins, Jenna Robbins, Frank Vice and Frank Vice Jr. Betty Robbins was born on June 6, 1949, in Magee, Mississippi to Walter R. and Margaret Jones Bishop. Mrs. Robbins was a long-time resident of Carson. She and her husband would go on to raise a happy family of six children that would multiply over the years with the addition of in-laws, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mrs. Robbins loved the country life and will be remembered for not only growing a yard full of beautiful flowers, but also a vegetable garden of which she fed her family. An animal lover, she also had dogs, chickens and hogs over the years. Mrs. Robbins was a member of Society Hill Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Walter R. and Margaret Bishop, her husband, Kenneth Terrell Robbins Sr; her daughter, Pamela Robbins; sisters, Patsy Holden, Margaret  Coble, Linda Hester and her brother, Richard Bishop. Her memory will forever be cherished by her daughter, Billie Jo Williamson of Prentiss; sons, Kenny Robbins Jr. (Kathy) of Carson, Mikell Robbins (Kelley) of Palestine, Texas, John Robbins (Nicole) of Sumrall, Daniel Robbins, (Tanya) of Ft. Worth, Texas; brother, Ray Bishop (Nancy) of Magee and her sister, Myrtis Craig (Ed) of Rossville, Georgia. Mrs. Robbins also leaves behind 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Online condolences and guest registry are available at www.saultersmoorefuneralhome.com

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