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Parcell Eugene Holloman
Posted 11/1/06
Parcell Eugene Holloman, 64 MAGNOLIA - Parcell Eugene Holloman of Magnolia died Monday, Oct. 23, 2006, in Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, Dover. He was 64. Mr. Holloman was born Aug. 7, 1942, in …
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Parcell Eugene Holloman
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Parcell Eugene Holloman, 64
MAGNOLIA - Parcell Eugene Holloman of Magnolia died Monday, Oct. 23, 2006, in Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, Dover. He was 64.
Mr. Holloman was born Aug. 7, 1942, in Belltown, son of the late William Lee and Beatrice Holloman.
He attended elementary school in Belltown, junior high in Lewes and high school at William. C. Jason Comprehensive High School, Georgetown.
After graduation, Mr. Holloman worked several jobs and then joined the Army Reserves. For basic training he was stationed with Monroe Brittingham, his best friend at the time, in Fort Sill, Okla.
Soon thereafter, he was taught trucking by his cousin, "Peewee," and made it his life"s work. After being diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in January 2006, he retired from his job at Barry Fox Trucking, Easton, which he held for more than 40 years.
When Mr. Holloman was a child, he looked forward to becoming a minister and forced his sister and brothers to "play church" on numerous occasions. The Bible remained his favorite companion and he loved to recite and discuss various segments of the Bible with his family and friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elaine Holloman; two brothers, William "Billy" Holloman and Robert "Bobby Lee" Holloman; and a nephew, Charles Bowden.
He is survived by a son, Parcell "Little Pike" Cirwithian of Augusta, Ga.; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Marcell H. "Poochie" and James Jefferson Jr. of Milton, Sharon and Marvin Farlow of Dover and Monique "Nikki" Milbourne of Magnolia; five stepchildren, Dorothy "Doris" Purnell of Dover and William Bowden Jr. of Wilmington, both of whom he raised, Shirley Frisby of Forestville, Md., Phyllis Gibbs of Lincoln and Patricia Bowden of Dover; his significant other, Ernestine C. Brittingham of Magnolia; two children in Christ, Tynice (Brittingham) Hinton of Japan and Trevor Harmon of Angola; a sister and a brother-in-law, Mary and Charles Bowden Sr. of Dover; four grandchildren, Tanisha Hanosek of Georgia, Aishia Holloman and Jaquanta Jefferson, both of Milton, and Marvin Farlow of Dover; six special nephews, Reginald Bowden and his wife, Nicole, of Apoka, Fla., Michael Bowden of Dover, Robert Polk of Philadelphia, Tommy Hughes of Milton and Billy "BJ" Holloman and Dwayne "DJ" Holloman, both of Lewes; two very special cousins, the Rev. Grace Boyer and Rudolph Ward, both of Wilmington; eight close friends, Robert "Scotty" Scott, Sammy Harris, Donald Robbins and Art Chandler, all of Magnolia, Howard Piper of Milford and Walter "Bitty" McCray and Tommy Harmon, both of Angola, Robert Murray of Bridgeville; and a host of relatives and friends.
Services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday in John Wesley United Methodist Church, U.S. 9, Belltown, where friends may call from noon.
Burial will be in Christ"s Church Cemetery.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, New Castle Office, 92 Reads Way, Suite 205, New Castle, DE 19720.
MAGNOLIA - Parcell Eugene Holloman of Magnolia died Monday, Oct. 23, 2006, in Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital, Dover. He was 64.
Mr. Holloman was born Aug. 7, 1942, in Belltown, son of the late William Lee and Beatrice Holloman.
He attended elementary school in Belltown, junior high in Lewes and high school at William. C. Jason Comprehensive High School, Georgetown.
After graduation, Mr. Holloman worked several jobs and then joined the Army Reserves. For basic training he was stationed with Monroe Brittingham, his best friend at the time, in Fort Sill, Okla.
Soon thereafter, he was taught trucking by his cousin, "Peewee," and made it his life"s work. After being diagnosed with small cell lung cancer in January 2006, he retired from his job at Barry Fox Trucking, Easton, which he held for more than 40 years.
When Mr. Holloman was a child, he looked forward to becoming a minister and forced his sister and brothers to "play church" on numerous occasions. The Bible remained his favorite companion and he loved to recite and discuss various segments of the Bible with his family and friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elaine Holloman; two brothers, William "Billy" Holloman and Robert "Bobby Lee" Holloman; and a nephew, Charles Bowden.
He is survived by a son, Parcell "Little Pike" Cirwithian of Augusta, Ga.; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Marcell H. "Poochie" and James Jefferson Jr. of Milton, Sharon and Marvin Farlow of Dover and Monique "Nikki" Milbourne of Magnolia; five stepchildren, Dorothy "Doris" Purnell of Dover and William Bowden Jr. of Wilmington, both of whom he raised, Shirley Frisby of Forestville, Md., Phyllis Gibbs of Lincoln and Patricia Bowden of Dover; his significant other, Ernestine C. Brittingham of Magnolia; two children in Christ, Tynice (Brittingham) Hinton of Japan and Trevor Harmon of Angola; a sister and a brother-in-law, Mary and Charles Bowden Sr. of Dover; four grandchildren, Tanisha Hanosek of Georgia, Aishia Holloman and Jaquanta Jefferson, both of Milton, and Marvin Farlow of Dover; six special nephews, Reginald Bowden and his wife, Nicole, of Apoka, Fla., Michael Bowden of Dover, Robert Polk of Philadelphia, Tommy Hughes of Milton and Billy "BJ" Holloman and Dwayne "DJ" Holloman, both of Lewes; two very special cousins, the Rev. Grace Boyer and Rudolph Ward, both of Wilmington; eight close friends, Robert "Scotty" Scott, Sammy Harris, Donald Robbins and Art Chandler, all of Magnolia, Howard Piper of Milford and Walter "Bitty" McCray and Tommy Harmon, both of Angola, Robert Murray of Bridgeville; and a host of relatives and friends.
Services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday in John Wesley United Methodist Church, U.S. 9, Belltown, where friends may call from noon.
Burial will be in Christ"s Church Cemetery.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, New Castle Office, 92 Reads Way, Suite 205, New Castle, DE 19720.
