William C. Holly

William C. Holly, 70, passed away August 21, 2019. He was born and raised in Asheville, NC to the late William Sr. and Ruth (Caldwell) Holly and was a proud Army veteran of the Vietnam War.

Bill moved to Akron in 1986 and retired from Conway Trucking, where he earned the distinction of traveling over 3 million miles accident-free in a big rig. He was a former member of the VFW and loved his Harley’s, riding back home to North Carolina and participating in many poker runs. He was kind-hearted and loved his family, and he will be missed.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Paul, and canine traveling buddy, Candy. He is survived by his wife, Cathy; children, Billy (Dara), Renee (Steve) and Michael; grandchildren, Samantha, Madison, Raymond and Scotty (Addie); great-grandchildren, Kyler, Kerri and Raylynn; and many other loving relatives and friends.

Calling hours will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2019 from 12 noon – 2 p.m. at the Eckard Baldwin Funeral Home and Chapel, 760 E. Market St., Akron, OH 44305. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. and will immediately be followed by full military honors at 2:30.

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