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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Hollis
Cain,Sr.
October 13, 1918 – January 25, 2014
Obituary
Hollis Cain, Sr., 95, of Olton, died Saturday, January 25, 2014, in Olton. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M., Monday, January 27, at the First Baptist Church in Springlake with Brother Glenn Harlin officiating. Interment will follow at Springlake Cemetery under the direction of Ramage Funeral Directors.
Hollis was born October 13, 1918 in Belmont, Mississippi to Largus Kirk Cain and Leona Mann Cain. He married Ona V. Rinks on March 17, 1940. He attended college briefly on a basketball scholarship before he deployed to serve in the U.S. Army under General Patton in WWII. He was wounded twice and received a purple heart.
After being discharged, he worked at US Steel in Birmingham for more than 30 years. He and Ona lived in Pleasant Grove, AL and he served as an alderman for 26 years. He was appointed as Mayor for one term and went on to be elected for another term.
Hollis and Ona were faithful members of the Baptist Church in Pleasant Grove where he served as a deacon and deacon emeritus. Avid fans of Auburn University, they never missed home games. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge in Pleasant Grove and received a 50 year pin.
They followed their son to Texas and moved to Sandhills Village in Olton in March of 2006 and to Runningwater Draw Care Center in 2009.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Orville, Kenneth, and Travis Cain and sisters Cleo and Stella.
He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Ona Cain of Olton, son, Hollis H. Cain, Jr. of Springlake, brother Lex Cain and sister Vaudie Mitchell, granddaughters, Cathy Hill and husband, Johnny of Austin, Connie Burt and husband, Mitchel of Littlefield, and Suzanne Reese and husband, Ryan of Earth.
He was also blessed with 16 great grandchildren, Joshua and Rachel Hill, Mary, Bradley, Rebecca, Joseph, David, Andrew, Abigail, Lydia, J.T., Jaden, Charlie Jo, and Lily Burt, and Bonnie and Jack Reese.
The family suggests memorials to Runningwater Draw Care Center P.O. Box 409 Olton, TX 79064 or Springlake Cemetery Association P.O. Box 129 Springlake, TX 79082.
Hollis was born October 13, 1918 in Belmont, Mississippi to Largus Kirk Cain and Leona Mann Cain. He married Ona V. Rinks on March 17, 1940. He attended college briefly on a basketball scholarship before he deployed to serve in the U.S. Army under General Patton in WWII. He was wounded twice and received a purple heart.
After being discharged, he worked at US Steel in Birmingham for more than 30 years. He and Ona lived in Pleasant Grove, AL and he served as an alderman for 26 years. He was appointed as Mayor for one term and went on to be elected for another term.
Hollis and Ona were faithful members of the Baptist Church in Pleasant Grove where he served as a deacon and deacon emeritus. Avid fans of Auburn University, they never missed home games. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge in Pleasant Grove and received a 50 year pin.
They followed their son to Texas and moved to Sandhills Village in Olton in March of 2006 and to Runningwater Draw Care Center in 2009.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Orville, Kenneth, and Travis Cain and sisters Cleo and Stella.
He is survived by his wife of 74 years, Ona Cain of Olton, son, Hollis H. Cain, Jr. of Springlake, brother Lex Cain and sister Vaudie Mitchell, granddaughters, Cathy Hill and husband, Johnny of Austin, Connie Burt and husband, Mitchel of Littlefield, and Suzanne Reese and husband, Ryan of Earth.
He was also blessed with 16 great grandchildren, Joshua and Rachel Hill, Mary, Bradley, Rebecca, Joseph, David, Andrew, Abigail, Lydia, J.T., Jaden, Charlie Jo, and Lily Burt, and Bonnie and Jack Reese.
The family suggests memorials to Runningwater Draw Care Center P.O. Box 409 Olton, TX 79064 or Springlake Cemetery Association P.O. Box 129 Springlake, TX 79082.
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