Obituary of Larry Hollis

Services for Larry Hollis, 70, Royse City, formerly of Sweeny, are scheduled for 10:00 am, Friday, March 16 at the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home chapel, Overton with the Reverend Atwell Hankins officiating. Mr. Hollis died Sunday, March 11, 2012, in a Rockwall hospital. He was born July 13, 1941, in Gorman, Texas to the late Roy Coleman Hollis and Eunice Odell Harris Hollis. A 1959 graduate of Eastland High School, he attended the University of Texas at Austin from 1961 until 1964, graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He retired from United Refining in Warren, Pennsylvania. Mr. Hollis was a member of the ROTC in college and served as a Captain in the US Air Force Veteran during the Vietnam War. He was a Baptist. He married Elsie McAfee, in Sweeny, June 26, 1986. Survivors include, his wife of 25 years, Elsie McAfee Hollis, Royse City; a son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Kristie Hollis, Desoto; a daughter and son-in-law, Laura and Chris Vineyard, Royse City; a stepson, Bobby Pearson, Royse City; a stepdaughter and stepson-in-law, Terri and Jerry Mayfield, Sweeny; a brother and sister-in-law, Jerry and Barbara Hollis, Round Rock; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Jo Ann and Waymond Greenwood, Ranger and Patsy Splawn, Irving; grandchildren, Johnathan Pearson, Brandy Pearson, Lee Mayfield, Kaycie Mayfield, Colby Pearson, Justin Vineyard, Matthew Hollis, Katherine Hollis, Kortnee Copeland, Koree Copeland and Brett Ruby; and a great-grandson, Brodee Copeland.