Willa Hollingsworth
Willa Hollingsworth, 73, died Monday, November 9, 2009, at an Abilene medical center.
Born in Peabody, Kansas on May 6, 1936, Willa was the daughter of Eleanor Marian (Allen) and Howard Richard Ubben. She graduated from Amarillo High School in Amarillo, Texas, where she married Charles Hollingsworth on August 14, 1954.
In 1966, they moved from Liberal, Kansas to Abilene, Texas, where Willa received her LVN at Hendrick School of Nursing. She was supervisor for central supply for Hendrick Medical Center for 25 years. She was a member of Potosi Baptist Church. Willa enjoyed sewing and quilting
Willa is survived by her husband, Charles Hollingsworth of Abilene; daughters, Pattie Ann Hollingsworth of Abilene and Carrie Hall of Flower Mound, Texas; three grandchildren, Robert Fowlkes and wife, Keva, of Iraan, Texas, Chance Petree and wife, Whitney, of Abilene, and Katie Hall of Richmond, VA; and two great-grandchildren, Asher Fowlkes and Addison Fowlkes. Survivors also include her brothers, Robert Ubben of Tampa, Florida, and Dwight Ubben and wife, Charlene, of Amarillo; sister, Betty Reid of Amarillo; three nephews, Danny Reid, David Reid and Gary Ubben; and four nieces, Dianna Kimbell, Sharon Carlton, Debbie Nichols and Tracy Bowman.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the family home, 233 Avenida Cortez, where her body will be in state. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 12, at Potosi Baptist Church with Rev. Keith Clifton, Rev. Burtis Williams and Richard Petree officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Interment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park.
Memorials may be made to Cancer Services Network, P O Box 2026, Abilene, TX 79604, or Potosi Baptist Church, 2826 Potosi Rd., Abilene, TX 79602.