Why do you love me, when I have neglected you so much?

Well as you have all seen I haven't had any free time to update my blog. So much has happened I just don't know where to start. If you rewind a few weeks. We had a tragedy in our community and family. My 3rd cousin, his wife, and 3 children under 10 yrs died in a house fire. Within that same week we had 4 other members or our family to die bringing the total for the week to 9. Since then another 8 have passed away in our family and community bring the total to 17 of my family and friends. Just Wednesday last week my Stepfather who had raised me from the time I was 1yr and 4 months old passed away from Cancer. He was the only father I had in my life until I reached my teen years and met my biological father. So I wanna take a moment to mention this great man and his service to our country. He had 2 tours in Vietnam.


Travis Eugene Hollaway
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 18, 2009, at Glencoe-Hokes Bluff Chapel for Travis Eugene Hollaway, 61, Ragland, who passed away April 15, 2009. Pastor Tommy Hutt will officiate. Burial will follow in Macedonia Cemetery, Ragland. Glencoe-Hokes Bluff Funeral Home is in charge.


Travis was a resident of St. Clair County but lived most of his life in Etowah. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, earning awards such as the National Defense Service medal, Vietnam Service medal and the Vietnam Campaign medal. He was a beloved brother, father, uncle, grandfather and a devoted Christian.


Mr. Hollaway was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene Vernon and Lillie Margaret Hollaway; and a beloved baby sister.


He is survived by his daughters, April Michelle (Anthony) Sellers and Kaylee Gerilyn (Shane) Huck; grandchildren, Zoie and Nebula Sellers; sister, Judy Dianne (Calvin) Freeman; brothers, Randy Ray (Ann) Hollaway and James Thomas "Tommy" Hollaway; nieces and nephews, Nancy and James, Karen and Johnny, Sherry and Stephen, Cecil and Susanne, Dewayne, Joseph, Cody and James and Cheryl.


Pallbearers will be Shane Huck, Robert Lipscomb, Derrick Tinsley, Michael Tinsley, Ben Lipscomb and Allen Lipscomb.


Honorary pallbearers will be Glenn Bobbitt, Calvin Freeman, Ray Phillips and Willy Brumett.


Special thanks to Hospice Complete, nurse Amy and Kelly, Dr. Castillo and Dr. Harrison.

Thank You all for your thoughts and Prayers. I love each of you,
Kaylee