Roger Dean Holley of Alkol, passed away at home on October 7, 2021, at the age of 77. Born June 25, 1944, he grew up in Alkol.
He attended Woodville Grade School and Scott High School graduating in 1963. He worked summers during high school cutting gas right of ways for Libby Owens. After graduating, he went to work for Fred Black Sr. at his business in Danville. He started working as a Receiving Clerk in 1966 for a wholesale grocer called The Creasey Company located in Kenova. He worked there 21 years until they went out of business and started working at Sams Club in 1988, where he retired in 2008.
Roger was saved in April of 1981 at a revival held by evangelist Bud
Culbertson at Sycamore Grove Missionary Baptist Church at Alkol. He attended church regularly from then until his recent health issues. He served at different times as the Sunday School Superintendent, was a Sunday School teacher several years and a member of the church choir. In a testimony in the 1990’s, Roger once said, “There’s two people I want to see when I get to Heaven and that’s Tucker Holley and Secso Linville.”, his grandfathers.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Pat Breedlove Holley; sons, Rodney Holley and Darren Holley and his wife Mollie; daughter, Amanda Holley Gibson and her husband Gibby; grandchildren, Sarah Holley, Caleb Gibson, Logan and Landon Holley, and Noah Gibson; sister-in-law, Cindy Breedlove Saul and brother-in-law, Joey Breedlove and his wife Star.
Per Roger’s wishes, he will be cremated, and private services will be held.
He was a good man, and we can’t imagine how much he will be missed. Thoughts and prayers for the family. We love you.