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James Alvis “Happy” Holliday

Birth	:	18 Mar 1887 Bradleyville, Taney County, Missouri, USA
Death	:	27 May 1944 Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Osage Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2916700, -92.8201700
Description	:	JAMES A HOLLIDAY, 57, OSAGE BUSINESSMAN DIES; RITES SATURDAY Osage – Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. for James Alvis Holliday, 57, at Shellady's Funeral Home, under the direction of the Rev. Glen Hartong. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery. Mr. Holliday, in good health until about 2 weeks ago, was stricken with an attack, and died suddenly at his home Wednesday morning. Mr. Holliday was born March 18, 1887, at Bradleyville, Mo. As a young man, he came to Mitchell County, where he made his home since. On February... Read More	JAMES A HOLLIDAY, 57, OSAGE BUSINESSMAN DIES; RITES SATURDAY Osage – Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. for James Alvis Holliday, 57, at Shellady's Funeral Home, under the direction of the Rev. Glen Hartong. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery. Mr. Holliday, in good health until about 2 weeks ago, was stricken with an attack, and died suddenly at his home Wednesday morning. Mr. Holliday was born March 18, 1887, at Bradleyville, Mo. As a young man, he came to Mitchell County, where he made his home since. On February 12, 1913, he married Iowa Morris, daughter of Lucinda and Abraham Morris, at Mitchell. They resided in Mitchell county ever since. He entered partnership with Peter Mickelson in the Osage Artificial Ice Company on April 1. Survivors include his wife, Iowa Morris Holliday, 3 children; Mrs. Dale Naden, Rockford, Ill.; Mrs. Dempsey Huff, Salt Lake City; and James Morris Holliday, with the navy somewhere in the south Pacific. There are 2 grandchildren and 2 sisters. Mason City Globe Gazette, Friday May 26, 1944 -------------------------------------------------- James Holliday Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. for James Alvis Holliday, 57, at Shelledy's Funeral Home under the direction of the Rev. Glenn Hartong. Mr. Holliday was in good health until about two weeks ago when he was stricken with an attack and died suddenly at his home when he morning, May 24, 1944. He was born March 18, 1887 in Bradleyville, Missouri. As a young man came to Mitchell County, where he had made his home since. On February 12, 1913, he married Iowa Morris, a daughter of Lucinda and Abraham Morris at Mitchell. To this union were born three children - James M,. AOF 2-c, now with the navy in the south Pacific; Mrs. Dale Naden of Rockford, Illinois, and Mrs. Dempsey Huff, now at Osage. There are two grandchildren, Lynn Harris Naden, 6, and James Dale Naden, 1; also two sisters, Mrs. N. P. Benson and Mrs. Walter Millet, of Arkansas, surviving. Mr. Holliday at an early age was baptized Eastern church at Tulsa, Oklahoma. "Happy" as was always called, will be greatly missed by all his many friends in the community. He will be remembered as a very kind and loving husband and father, always doing for others most unselfish way. He was one of the kindest and best of neighbors. Interment was in the Osage Cemetery. The many beautiful flowers as well as a large gathering of friends and neighbors testified to the esteem and love of his many friends. [Mitchell County Press, Thursday, June 1, 1944] ------------------------------------------------------- WWI Draft Registration: June 5, 1917 James A Holliday, living in Osage, born March 18,1887 in Bradleyville, Missouri; farmer.

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James Alvis “Happy” Holliday death on 27 May 1944 in Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.2916700
Longitude: -92.8201700

Family Members:

Parent

Polly Ann Justice Holliday

(1854 - 1919)

Spouse

Iowa J Morris Naden

(1892 - 1978)

Siblings

Mary L. Holliday

(1891 - 1916)

Ora Ann Holliday Nixon

(1896 - 1929)

Children

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Osage Cemetery
Osage, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2916700, -92.8201700

2. Sacred Heart Cemetery
Osage, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2742004, -92.7917023

3. South Osage Mennonite Church Cemetery
Osage, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2544556, -92.7915573

4. Tucker Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2494011, -92.8319016

5. Oak Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3156013, -92.8707962

6. Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2238998, -92.8300018

7. Orchard Cemetery
Orchard, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2249985, -92.7838898

8. Dudley Cemetery
Dudley (historical), Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2252998, -92.8743973

9. Riverview Cemetery
Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3430328, -92.9220200

10. Rock Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2352791, -92.9225006

11. Eden Presbyterian Cemetery
Meroa, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2131004, -92.9103012

12. West End Cemetery
Meroa, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2216682, -92.9250031

13. Saint Ansgar Cemetery
Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3777809, -92.9094391

14. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3717003, -92.9257965

15. First Lutheran Cemetery
Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3841705, -92.9194412

16. Liberty Cemetery
Little Cedar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3856010, -92.7230988

17. Beaver Creek Cemetery
Brownville, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3397217, -92.6727829

18. Blakestad Cemetery
Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3711014, -92.9400024

19. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Rock Creek, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3295560, -92.9849770

20. Saint Peters Cemetery
New Haven, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2858315, -92.6427765

21. Saint Johns Lutheran Old Cemetery
Rock Creek, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3313904, -92.9897232

22. Stillwater Cemetery
Orchard, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2130585, -92.6780624

23. McKinley Cemetery
Saint Ansgar, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3906400, -92.9368300

24. Howardville Cemetery
Floyd, Floyd County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1866989, -92.7016983