Obituary of Lynwood Shelton Holloway

HILLSBOROUGH - Lynwood Shelton Holloway, 90, died Monday, May 28, 2012. He was a native of Orange County and attended the Orange County schools. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of WWII. He was a carpenter and a farmer. Mr. Holloway loved his family and his life's work. He enjoyed fellowship with other farmers at the Cedar Grove Ruritan Club here he received Farmer of the Year Award. He especially loved watching baseball and traveling with his wife to Florida for nearly 30 years to watch baseball spring training. He also enjoyed going to the Golden Corral and socializing with friends and staff. Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Alene Crabtree Holloway; two daughters Linda H. Norwood (Skip), Creedmoor, and Janet H. Mangum (Winston), Durham; one son, Lynn S. Holloway (Teresa), Hillsborough; eight grandchildren Lori Nutt (Jerry), Jamey Tapp (Helen), Robby Norwood, Cody Norwood, Douglas Mangum, Brandon Mangum (Heidi), Brad Holloway (Ashley) and Bryan Holloway (Heather); great grandchildren Holly and Greyson Talbott, Amanda Watson, Sara Nutt, Jackson and Braxton Holloway, Hunter Mangum and soon to be two more great grandchildren; three sisters Alice H. Delozier (Bob), Mebane, Nancy H. Langley (Richard), Mebane, and Joyce H. Trickey, Bahama; and three brothers Bill Holloway (Dot), Hillsborough, Elry Holloway (Peggy), Durham, and Wayne Holloway (Peggy), Cedar Grove, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two sisters Edith H. Wrenn and Lucy H. Lane, one brother, Craven Holloway and his parents Vera and Shell Holloway. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM on Thursday, May 31, at Five Forks Baptist Church by Pastor Charles Churchill and Dr. Tommy Willis. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-8 PM Wednesday at Walker's Funeral Home of Hillsborough. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at Duke Hospice and Home Care and the staff at Happy Home Care for their love and support.