The son of the late Mr. and Mrs Aaron M. Hollingsworth, pioneer residents of Atlanta,
he was a graduate of Boys' High School and Oglethorpe University. He was a
member of the Myers Park Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, and the Masons.
At the time of his death he was Southeastern representative for Republic
Food Products Company of Chicago.
Survivors are his wife; two sons, Robert and Monty Hollingsworth, and daughter,
Barbara Nell Hollingsworth, all of Charlotte; seven sisters, Miss Nell
Hollingsworth, Miss Mary Hollingsworth, Mrs. Ada Strouss, Mrs. W.J. Zahn,
and Mrs. W.E. Green, all of Atlanta, and Mrs D.G. Scott, of Decatur; a brother,
Fred Hollingsworth, of Norfolk, Va., and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Courtesy Douglas R. Hollingsworth, Bangor, Maine, part of the large file
of material related to Hollingsworths of Georgia. Above paper is patently one
from Atlanta, Georgia. See the obituary of this man's father on page 163
of our December, 1972 issue.
"It was a stupendous job, but worth every effort. It turned out to be a
huge success." So writes our subscriber and faithful contributor, Mrs.
Jane L. Brent, of Raymond, Mississippi. She is telling us about the reunion,
held last October 1st, in Terry, Hinds County, at Bethesda Baptist Church.
Over 200 attended the happy gathering, to pay tribute, not only to the memory
of deceased ancestors, but the still living senior members of the large family.
And the list of 9 such members is impressive: Mrs. Fannie Estelle Hollingsworth Ervin,
age 96, Miss Maggie Talitha Hollingsworth, of Raymond, age 92, about whom we
often speak in HR, Mrs. Hattie Cornelia Hollingsworth McClelland, 91; Mrs. Viva
Pearl Hollingsworth Wall 90, Mrs. Laura Hollingsworth Coker, 84, Mrs. W.E. Clara Frances
Hollingsworth Dent, 82, Mrs. Mattie Meade Hollingsworth Lewis, 82, Mr. Neal
Dillon Hollingsworth, 80, and Mrs Maggie Delilah Hollingsworth Norman, 75,
all in attendance. These are the descendants of William Smith Hollingsworth
(1806-1852) and his wife, Clarissa Morris, daughter of Salathiel and
Mary (Dillon) Morris. Of course, William Smith "Billy" Hollingsworth was
the oldest son of Isaac Hollingsworth (1780-1866) the first settler
of Mississippi Territory of our surname. Of William and Clara's seven sons
and one daughter, the reunion was composed, that is to say, their descendants.
Fifty-four grandchildren of the couple are now represented by the above
9 survivors.
Bethesda Church was the perfect place for the reunion, for this family,
with the Dillons and Morrises, were founding members in 1845, when the church
was organized from the earlier Palestine Baptist Church.
Picnic lunches were the delightfully traditional repast, after a service
in the church. William E. Dent was Master of Ceremonies, and musical
entertainment featured the voice of Foster Hollingsworth, Jr.