William Irving Holley's Obituary
William Irving Holley 90, of Eustis, passed away in Orlando on March 4, 2017. He was born in Tampa and moved to Eustis from Apopka after living in Orlando for many years. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Eustis and had formerly been affiliated with the Elks Lodge, Moose Lodge and Rotary International. He retired as a store manager after working for Sears for 21 years, he then founded Ward and Holley Development Corporation of Orlando. Bill was a Veteran of the United States Army Air Corp having served during World War II. He will be greatly missed by his wife Betty, they were married for 69 years. Also surviving are his children; Wayne (Cheryl) Holley of Eustis, Wendi (Steve) Kern of Orlando, Tamara (Terry) Jacobson of Apopka and Adona (Mike) Payne of Carmel, Indiana, grandchildren; Sean Dennison, Jason Dennison, Matthew Holley, Chelsea Jacobson, Zachary Payne and Adam Payne, great grand children; Gabby Colon, Savannah Lawrence-Holley, Hailey Dennison, Lee Holley, Arthur Payne, and Layla Rosen. Please direct memorial gifts to the American Heart Association.
Memorial services will be held in Lake Ridge Village 353 Ardice Avenue, Eustis at 1:30 on Monday March 6th.
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