Charles O. “Charlie” Holland 88 of Welaka, Florida passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Putnam Community Medical Center in Palatka, Florida. Charles was born on Sunday, December 10, 1922 in McRae, Georgia to the late Charles Boyd and Ollie Lee (Hall) Holland. Mr. Holland proudly served his country during WWII faithfully in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the Mason Temple Lodge #23, the Scottish Rite and Shrine Morocco. Condolences may be sent to the family by signing Charlie’s online page at WWW.WattsFuneralHomes.com. Mr. Holland is survived by his loving wife of 64 years Wilma Orvin Holland of Welaka, Florida; son, Ronnie Holland and friend Nelda Adkins; daughters: Connie Tharp and husband Jimmy, and Carla Holland; grandchildren: Ron Holland, Jr., Kari Blandford and husband Bob, Richie Tharp and wife Michelle; great grandchildren: Brandy Holland, Bayley Blandford, Austin Blandford, Hudson Oliver Tharp and Riley Tharp; Many other family and friends who will miss him dearly. Per Charlie’s request family will gather for a private service at a later date. Simplicity Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Watts Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Inc., San Mateo, Florida.
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Thinking Of You . Our Prayers . Jim And Annette Keene .
Chuck was a man I always had great respect for. It was my pleasure to be just a small part of his life.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family.
Jimmie Wilson
So sorry for your loss. Charles was a true southern gentleman, so kind and gracious. I know you all will miss him so.
Wilma and Ronnie and family,
Charlie was a man of integrity, a man who we admired and respected, and a fellow fisherman who loved River Bend and always had a fishing story. We will miss him. Know that we care and are thinking of all of you.
Paul and Susan
Wilma,
We are very sorry for your loss. Our thoughts are with everyone.
The Paylor Family
Wilma and Ronnie – I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. If there is anything I can do please be sure to call me.
Aunt Wilma,Ronnie,Connie and Carla-
I was sad to read of the passing of Uncle Charles. I have many cherished memories. It has been a hard year, with Mom, Aunt Myrtice and now Uncle Charles.God Bless.
Pat and Donna Orvin
Dear Wilma, Ronnie and family,
We know you have endured a long and loving struggle. Now the world seems like a different place without a husband and a father. Our thoughts are with you.
Fondly,
Connie and Ray Newton
Ronnie and MS. Wilma, our thoughts and prayers are with you both. We are very sorry for your loss.
So sorry for your loss. Our prayers and sympathy to the family.
The Fleming Family
We deeply sorry to hear about the passing of your father Ronnie. You and your family will be in our prayers…God Bless.
It is with heartfelt sorrow that we send this acknowledgement of your loss. Mr. Holland was a good man and we will surely remember him fondly. Our prayers are with the entire family.
Aunt Wilma,Ronnie,Connie and Carla,
Sorry to learn of Uncle Charlie’s passing. I know that he will be missed. Even though I didn’t get to spend a lot of time with him. I do have fond memories of visits he made to our home when I was a little girl and before mama died. I cherish the time the cousins got to spend with aunt Wilma up in the mountains. I know that there will be some difficult times ahead for you guys. Know that my husband and I will be sending up prayers for you here in Romania. We love you.
Brenda and Achim Barbos
Serving Christ in Romania
Aunt Wilma, I am so sorry about Uncle Charles, I think about you all and remember some very good times. If I can do anything let me know.. love you
Wilma & Ronnie, Betty & I are so sorry for your loss. Even though we have seen so little of you of late we never-the-less are proud that we got to know Charlie and enjoy some good times with him. Betty & Carl Zellers
So sorry to hear of your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
So sorry to hear of Mr. Holland’s passing. Our thoughts are with Mrs. Holland, Ronnie, Connie, Carla and the rest of the family.
Vicky Dukes Hardesty
Aunt Wilma, Ronnie, Connie, and Carla-
So sorry to hear about Uncle Charles. I will cherish all the wonderful times our families have shared over the years. I will miss him greatly, but will have all the memories forever, esp. the ones we had fishing.
Love to you all,
Buddy
Wilma, Ronnie and family,
Curt and I are so sorry to hear of the passing of Charlie. He was a fixute at River Bend and he will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this sad time.
So sorry to hear. Mom and Dad (Sara and Bid Lewis) send their condolences, too. Please let us know when the memorial will be – Mom and Dad would like to attend.
Wilma,Ronnie,Connie,and Carla, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” PS34:18
May happy memories carry you through this sorrowful time. God Bless
Wilma and Ronnie we share many memories over the years of your family and they shall always mean a lot to both of us. We are so sorry for your loss and at no time is this easy. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family at this time at the loss of Mr. Charlie
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family. Charlie lived a good life and loved his family. He will be missed by all of us.
Ronny ,we are saddened to know of the loss of your dad, We could see the love and closeness you had for your dad during our brief time together at PHCC. I thank you for you assistance when we needed help as roomates as brief as it was.May God Bless you and family during this time..
Jimmy and Sandy Thomas
Mr. Holland was a true Southern gentlemen. He was always so kind to me. I know it is a great loss to you all. My prayers are with you.
Aunt Wilma, Ronnie, Connie, and Carla,
I was saddened to hear of Uncle Charles passing. I will be praying for you during this time of sorrow. May our Lord be near you at this time of loss.
Doug and Winnie Carter
Ronnie, I am very sorry for your loss. Charlie was a fine gentleman, and pleasure to know. I wish your mother and family the best. I have very fond memeories of you Ronnie and your Dad.
Wilma, Ronnie and family: We were so sorry to hear about Charlie. He was such a sweet man. RiverBend has lost a good one. Bev and Gary
Aunt Wilma and Family,
Greatest uncle and very good friend. I am going to miss Uncle Charlie as much as you because he was as important to me as all of you are. I will be praying for you. Take care of Aunt Wilma. Love you.
Aunt Wilma and Family,
I just want to let you know that I am so sorry for your loss. Uncle Charles was a great man and I know he will be missed. I will never forget the times we spent with him when he took us fishing. I always looked forward to seeing him and going out on the boat. He was such a kind and caring man. You are in my thoughts and prayers. We love you.
Tasha