Bertha Nevada Hollifield, August 31, 1935 — May 03, 2019

Bertha Nevada Hollifield (Corsicana, Texas, TX) August 31, 1935 May 03, 2019 Death notice, Obituaries, Necrology
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Birth date: August 31, 1935

Death date: May 03, 2019

Death place: Corsicana, Texas(TX), USA

Funeral Home: Griffin Roughton Funeral Home

Nevada Hollifield was born in the area of Blooming Grove, Texas. She was one of six children blessed to have Robert and Leta Fern Grounds as her parents. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 3, 2019.

Nevada graduated from Blooming Grove High School in 1953 and married her first love Robert Knox (Bobby) Blake Jr. on June 27, 1953. Soon after they made their home in Dallas they welcomed a son, then a daughter. Tragically she lost Bobby to an accident leaving her with a broken heart, two small children and one on the way.

She moved back to Blooming Grove met and married Johnny F. Hollifield who had two children and together they had a daughter. She worked hard all her life, but one job that she loved the most was when she was the school cafeteria manager at Blooming Grove High School where she loved greeting the children as they came through her lunch line. They made an impact on her as well as she did on them.

She loved her church family and she loved the Lord. Welcoming her into heaven is her first husband, Bobby Blake, her second husband, Johnny Hollifield, her daughter Suzanne Dunaway, her parents Robert and Fern Grounds, her brother James Grounds. She is survived by her son Lamar Blake, wife Linda, daughter Yvonne Vinson, husband David, son Bob Blake, wife Robin, son in law Mike Dunaway, step daughter Elaine Strebe, and step son Johnny Hollifield Jr and wife Jodie.

Multiple grandchildren, great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Sunday, May 5, 2019 at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home. Funeral service will be 11 am Monday, May 6, 2019 at First Baptist Church of Blooming Grove with Bro.

Grady Cashion officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Bobby Blake, Jason Blake, Blake Vinson, Michael Grimes, Cody Cheek, Jonathan Day.

Honorary pallbearers will be Chad Moore and Justin Reynolds. In lieu of flowers please make any donations to the First Baptist Church of Blooming Grove in her memory. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Bertha Nevada Hollifield please visit our Sympathy Store.

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death notice Bertha Nevada Hollifield August 31, 1935 — May 03, 2019

obituary notice Bertha Nevada Hollifield August 31, 1935 — May 03, 2019

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