Obituary of Abbie Leone Hollis

Abbie Leone Hollis was born 10-24-1907 to Andrew M. and Martha Jane Kinney 
Hollis at or near Mt. View, Kiowa Co. OK.  She had eight older brothers 
and sisters and one younger brother.  Abbie attended college at 
Northwestern in Alva, OK; Sowthwestern in Weatherford, OK, and graduated 
from OBU in Shawnee, OK, with a degree in English. She taught school for 
41 years, teaching English, Spanish, and Music. Schools where she taught 
include Ocina, Gould, Vinson, Blair, Coopertown, Mountain View, Burns 
Flat, Anadarko, Chickasha, Crooked Oak, and Star-Spencer. Wherever Abbie 
was, she was involved in church work and church choirs; teaching, singing, 
leading singing, playing the piano, and witnessing for the Lord. After 
retirement Abbie was involved in Literary Missions, teaching English as a 
second language and tutoring people from other countries. At the age of 
71, Abbie spent 7 months as a Mission Service Corps Volunteer in Montana, 
helping to establish Southern Baptist work in that area. Abbie was 
preceded in death by her parents, five brothers and four sisters. She is 
survived by 16 nephews and nieces and their families. She died on 
4-25-1999.  Services were held Friday, 4-30-1999 at 11:am, at the First 
Baptist Church in the Louise Prichard Chapel. Burial followed at 3:00 at 
the Mountain View Cemetery, Mountain View, OK.