Georgia Holland

Grove, OK - Georgia Ann Holland passed from this world onJan 22, 2007 at Grand Lake Villa, Grove, Oklahoma. Georgia was born December 7th, 1925 in Kenwood, Oklahoma to George and Nancy Hogner. She was the youngest of eight children. She attended Seneca Indian School with her sisters during her elementary years, then graduated from Jay High School in 1944. Her first job was at the Jay Courthouse. She married John Jumper on January 18, 1945 and worked in the home as both a mother to her daughters Pam and Deb and a devoted minister's wife to John for 27 years. She assisted him fully in his mission work that was conducted throughout the state of Oklahoma. After their divorce, she worked again as a Court employee for the Oklahoma City Courthouse. She met Fred Holland, of Chouteau, Oklahoma in the summer of 1976 and married him on September 3, 1976. For several years, she worked in Head Start in Mayes County and enjoyed creating and writing stories for the children. Following that, she worked as the Emergency Room Admissions Clerk at Grand Valley Hospital in Pryor Oklahoma for many years. She was a volunteer for community voting enrollment and always participated the process of signing people in at the polls to vote. She thought it was very important for women and for American Indians to register and to vote. She read her daily Bible readings every morning, her Bible was worn with wear and kept a secure record of family history. She was a great supporter of Billy Graham and his ministries and contributed to his mission on a regular basis. Georgia was a very caring person and a good neighbor and friend. Friends and family described her as "always willing to help out someone in need." She loved music, especially gospel music and enjoyed "singing along" whenever she could. Georgia was a member of the Pocahantas Club in Claremore, Oklahoma and enjoyed sharing these activities with her friends. She was very proud of being ½ Cherokee and would often speak many words in Cherokee and even sing some gospel songs in the Cherokee language. She instilled this cultural pride in her daughters as well. She enjoyed traveling and was always ready to go "at the drop of a hat". She also enjoyed gardening, canning, cooking and was one the best "pie makers" around. Georgia was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Holland; her father, George Hogner, her mother Nancy Hogner; her brothers Grover, John and Floyd; sisters Irene and Inez; nephews David Duncan and Dennis Starr. She was also preceded in death by close friends Pearl Stone, Clara Blackwell, Marion Jones and John Croft. She will be greatly missed by her two daughters, Pamela Jumper Thurman of Livermore, Colorado and Grove, Oklahoma and Deborah Kay Burkybile of Nashville, Tennessee; a son-in law, Gary Thurman; and a friend and daughter "Indian Way" Barbara Plested and close friend friend Gladys Larkin. She is survived by her sisters, Birdie Langford of Mertzon, Texas and Helen Duncan, of St. John, Kansas; and six nieces and 9 nephews. Graveside services will be held at Downing Cemetery in Baron, Oklahoma. Pastor Ray Larkin will preside. Visitation will be on Wednesday evening 5 pm until 7 pm at Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home in Grove. Arrangements are by Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Service of Grove. Friends and family may send condolences by viewing obituaries at honoringmemories.com.

Service Details

Thursday, January 25th, 2007 2:00pm, Worley-Luginbuel Funeral Home - Grove

Interment Details

Downing Cemetery