Dateline – Whitmire, SC
James W. “Jimmy” Hollingsworth, Jr., age 68, of 1547 Hwy 66, passed away Monday, September 22, 2014 at the Greenville Memorial hospital.
He was born in Union, SC and was a son of the late James W. Hollingsworth, Sr., and the late Ruth Jackson Hollingsworth.
Mr. Hollingsworth, known to his friends as “Hollywood”, retired from West Point Stevens; a US Army veteran of the Vietnam War and the Whitmire American Legion.
He is survived by his wife Sue Matthews Hollingsworth of the home; his sons James Matthew Hollinsworth of Columbia and William Tyler Hollingsworth of the home; his daughter Leslie Nicole “Nikki” Hollingsworth Smith of Monarch; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his daughters Barbara Jean “Sissy" Barber Poole and Angela Dana Hollingsworth.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, September 25th at 2:00 p.m. at the Gray Funeral Home Chapel of Whitmire.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
Condolences may be expressed online at
www.grayfuneralhome.com
Gray Funeral Home of Whitmire