Leman Holloway

Services for Leman Howell Holloway, 82, of Ada are 10:00 a.m. Friday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Brother Jerry Osburn and Mr. Gary Martin will officiate. Burial will follow at Maxwell Cemetery.

Mr. Holloway passed away Monday, April 17, 2017 at an Ada hospital. He was born April 12, 1935 at Maxwell to Leonard W. and Emily Hudson Holloway.

He married Margaret C. Young. Mr. Holloway began his employment for People's Electric Cooperative in 1966. In 1995 while a Senior Line Technician with 30 years of service, he was named PEC's Operations Division employee of the year. His service territory included areas west of Pickett to Pauls Valley. Leman retired from full-time employment on April 30, 1997 as a Maintenance/Construction Line Technician. On July 23, 1997, he came back to work for PEC on a part-time basis as a Sr. Line Tech. On March 16, 2009, Leman permanently hung up his hard hat. Leman was a member of the Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret, of the home; a son, Kelvin Holloway of Midland, TX; two step-sons, Mike Moore and wife Dana of Perry and Tim Moore and wife Kathy of Norman; two brothers, Lynnwood Holloway of Lincoln, AR and Leon Holloway of Norman; an uncle, Dave "Chief" Holloway of Stafford, AZ; and other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Victor Ken Holloway; and two infant twin sisters.

Bearers will be Kelvin Lynn Holloway, Dan Wyche, Don Byrd, Ernest McDonald, Don Spurlock and Gary Martin.