John Ernest Holle, 71, Vinton, OH, passed away in Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, late Saturday night December 8, 2007, following a brief illness. He was born December 22, 1935, in Indianapolis, IN., son of the late Ernest Holle and Clara Sanner Holle Hughes
He received a B.S. Degree, Elementary Education, University of Rio Grande, 1968, and retired from the Gallipolis City Schools in 1990 where he had taught sixth grade in Washington School for twenty-six years. He was a US Air Force Veteran and a member of the Simpson Chapel United Methodist Church, Rio Grande, where he had actively served on several Church Boards. He was also a member of the Gallia County Retired Teachers.
John was joined in marriage to his beloved wife Wanda Keesee on June 11, 1960, in Fairborn, OH., and she survives with a son, Eric (Lori) Holle, Travelers Rest, SC., and a daughter, Lori Siegert (Fiancé, Will Sheets) Vinton, OH. Also surviving are four grandchildren: Chelsi, Michael and Jacob Holle, Travelers, SC., Sean Siegert, Vinton, OH.; sister, Louise Hair, Greenwood, Ind.; and several nieces and nephews.
John will be deeply missed by his family and friends and by those whose lives he has touched. He had great wit, kindness, love of nature, and enthusiasm for life.
Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM., Wednesday, in the Simpson Chapel United Methodist Church, 414 Lake Drive, Rio Grande, with Rev. Sherron Courneen officiating. Burial will follow in the Vinton Memorial Park, Vinton. Military Grave Side Rites will be conducted by the Vinton American Legion Post 161.
Friends may call at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Vinton, on
Tuesday, 5:00 - 8:00 PM. In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be given to the Simpson Chapel United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 333, Rio Grande Ohio 45674.
Condolences can be sent to www.timeformemory.com/mm
