CLIFFORD HOLLAND

PERRYVILLE -- Clifford Dail Holland, 75, of Perryville died Friday, July 31, 1998.

He was born Sept. 2, 1922, in Ravenden, Ark., son of Leonard and Lena Dail Holland. He married Tommie Lea Norris of Black Rock, Ark., in February 1946. She died Feb. 12, 1993.

He was an Army World War II veteran, having served four years with the 25th Infantry Division in the Pacific theater.

He worked as a teacher for 30 years until retirement and had been principal of Perryville High School from 1964 to 1972. He was a member of the Missouri State Teachers Association, Perryville United Methodist Church, VFW, Masonic Lodge, American Legion and Amateur Radio Club. He also had been self-employed for several years with an automotive business.

He is survived by two daughters, Diana Holland of Perryville and Janice Holland of Denver, Colo.; and a brother, Ervin Holland of Waterford, Mich.

Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville. Friends may also call from 6:30 Monday until the funeral at 10:30 a.m. The Revs. Ed Hankinson and Paul Ernst will officiate, with interment at Oak Forest Cemetery in Black Rock.