Obituary of Gene Allen Holland II

Funeral Services for Gene Allen Holland, II of Elsberry, MO will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry.  J. Larry Carter will officiate with burial in the Elsberry City Cemetery near Elsberry.  Serving as pallbearers will be Robert Holland, Bronson Holland, Allen Holland, Wayne Holland, Phil Sarff, April Sarff and Tracy Holland.
 

Mr. Holland, 60, passed away Thursday afternoon, January 10, 2019 at his home near Elsberry.  Born November 21, 1958 in St. Louis, MO, he was the son of Eugene and Irene Harmon Holland.  He was a 1977 graduate of Ritenour High School in St. Louis.  Gene was united in marriage on December 9, 1978 in St. Louis to Judith Ann Haupt.  This union was blessed with six children: April, Robert, Bronson, Tracy, Gene Allen III and Wayne.  Gene was employed for many years in commercial construction as a union laborer for Clayco in St. Louis, retiring in 2004.  He was a member of the Laborer’s Union #42 in St. Louis.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, gardening, small engine repair and “loved a project”.   
 

Gene was preceded in death by his parents-in-law, J.W. and Anna Marie Haupt.
 

Survivors include his beloved wife of 40 years, Judy Holland of Elsberry; their children: April Sarff and her husband, Philip, of Columbia, MO, Robert Holland and his wife, Amanda, of Elsberry, Bronson Holland and his wife, Lauren, of Elsberry, Tracy Holland of Elsberry, Gene Allen Holland, III of Winfield, and Wayne Holland of Winfield; and nine grandchildren: Hailey and Alivia Sarff, Tanner, Nolan and Bryce Holland, Mason, Alexis and Cru Holland and Kemper Holland.  Gene also leaves his parents, Eugene and Irene Holland of O’Fallon, MO; two brothers: William Holland of Moscow Mills, MO and David Holland of O’Fallon; one sister, Debra Thomas of St. Louis; two nephews, other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon until time of the service at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Elsberry.  Memorials may be made to the Family of Gene Holland in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 107 S. 5th Street; Elsberry, MO 63343.