Hollis S. Hoard

1922 - 2009  (86 years)

• Name	Hollis S. Hoard
  Born	17 Dec 1922	Grand Marsh, , Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Aug 2009	Des Moines, Polk Co, Iowa, USA
  Person ID	I43408	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Guy Hoard,   b. 3 Jul 1890, New Auburn, Chippewa Co, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 26 Jan 1934, Grand Marsh, , Wisconsin, USA  (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Clara F. Shepard,   b. Abt 1899, Wisconsin, USA
  Family ID	F16172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nona Morey,   d. 24 Apr 1992
  Married	1944
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2013
  Family ID	F27399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Wilma Carter
  Married	19 Nov 1993
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2013
  Family ID	F27400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cemetery: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=hoard&GSfn=hollis&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=40436703&df=all& [[ Obituary: BOONE, Iowa Hollis was born on December 17, 1922, to Guy and Clara Hoard in Grand Marsh, Wis. On Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at the age of 86, Hollis died at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Per his wishes, his body has been donated to Des Moines University and no services are scheduled at this time. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Hollis graduated from Hancock, Wis., high school in 1940 as class valedictorian. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on December 4, 1940, and was stationed at Pearl Harbor from 1940 to 1942. As a Photographers Mate, on December 7, 1941, he photographed the attack on Pearl Harbor. Later, Hollis served in the South Pacific before ending his military career in 1945 while stationed in Pensacola, Fla., as an aerial photography instructor. In 1944 Hollis married Nona Morey and they lived in Davenport until 1988. He worked as a salesman, primarily for Moore Business Forms before retiring and moving to Boone. Hollis married Wilma Carter November 19, 1993. Hollis was very active in the Mount Olive Masonic Lodge in Boone, where he was Past Master of Lodge and Treasurer. He was also a member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, American Legion, VFW and Eastern Star. Hollis is survived by his loving wife, Wilma; two sons, Guy (Daria) Harold Hoard, of Davenport; and Gary (Kathleen) Edward Hoard, of Madrid; daughter, Nancy (Robert) Sue Briggs, of Boone; and his grandchildren, Hannah, Sarah and Melissa Briggs and Gerald Hoard. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Nona Ruth Morey, on April 24, 1992. Memorial contributions may be made to: Boone Area Humane Society, 228 W 16th St., Boone, IA 50036 or BETA Fund (Boone Elementary Teachers Assistance Fund) a fund that Hollis was instrumental in establishing to provide money to assist in the purchase of school supplies) through: Masonic Center, 527 Marshall St., Boone, IA 50036 or Mercy Hospice at www.mercyhospice.org/giving/donation-form/ in loving memory of Hollis.