The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Saturday, September 3, 1994            TAG: 9409030400
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JESSE R. HOLLAND

Jesse Ray Holland, 51, of the 2600 block of Battlefield Blvd. S., owner and operator of Flowers From Holland, died Sept. 1, 1994, in a local hospital.

Mr. Holland was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church; past president of Telofloral Wire Association (NU)804; past president of Allied Floral Association; and a board member of the Tidewater Co-op Delivery.

Survivors include his father, Jesse Leon Holland of Suffolk; two sisters, Carol G. Paxton and Connie R. Roberts, both of Portsmouth; and several nieces and nephews.

A funeral will be conducted at 6 p.m. today in Loving Funeral Home, Churchland Chapel, by the Rev. Neal Sasser, with visitation following. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, N.C. The family will be at 5812 Barberry Lane, Portsmouth.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB