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Dr. David Lee Hollingsworth (Continued)

    He died Sunday and is survived by his wife, Peggy Hollingsworth;
a son, Angus McKenzie Hollingsworth; a daughter, Leslie Ann Hollingsworth: 
his mother, Frances Jensen of Long Beach; his father, Charles M. 
Hollingsworth of Washington; and a brother, John C. Hollingsworth of 
Long Beach. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. today at the 
Stricklin/Snively Mortuary, 1952 Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach.
Funeral services will be at noon Friday at the Westminster Memorial
Park Chapel, 14801 Beach Blvd., Westminster. (Press-Telegram, Long
Beach, CA., Thurs. Jan 15, 1987, thanks to Correspondent Hazel Ray, 
formerly of Long Beach, now of Springfield, Missouri. There is, on 
the same page of the above obituary, another very long one on tbe same 
man, evidently written by the family. Here are points in it not al
ready covered in the above: Son-in-law of Paul and Louise McKenzie.
Held the Wilson High All City Swim team record in the butterfly 100
meter swim for several years. Lettered for the water polo team all 3
years. Interned at Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago. Residency 18 
months at St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, Ill, 2 years Memorial Medical 
Center, Long Beach.  Illness diagnosed in 1983 while at Ft. Bragg. He
had wanted to be a doctor even at age 8 years. His interest in becoming	
a physician was supplemented by the fact his great-grandfather, George 
Alexander and his grandmother, Georgie Alexander, who often assisted 
her father in country medicine before going to medical school, were 
doctors. Georgie and husband, Charles Moore helped open the Cherokee 
Strip in Oklahoma. His father's family moved to Calif. in 1921, living
in Glendale before moving to Long Beach. Parents Charles M. Hollingsworth
and Frances Bassett were married in 1939. Charles worked for tbe City of 
Long Beach over 20 years in engineering before retiring. Frances married 
Jorgen Jensen in 1959. To Peggy McKenzie and David, who were married in 
a beautiful ceremony in Long Beach in 1977, was born Leslie Ann, at 
Peoria, Ill. Feb. 1981. They moved to Long Beach in May 1981. Angus 
McKenzie was born at Memorial Medical Center, where David was in Family
Practice Residency, on Oct. 1, 1982. He attended the Church of Christ, 
5909 Linden Avenue, L.B. Also survived by bost of cousins, nephews, 
nieces and family relatives.  A Memorial Fund for tbe education of 
David's children is being established at Family Practice Center, 
Memorial Medical Center.
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Chauncey R. Hollingsworth - Charleston, IL - 1935
DATE OF DEATH: Feb 8, 1935

    The Charleston C.I.P.S. Manager Taken By Death. C. R. Hollingsworth,
superintendent of the Charleston division of the Central Illinois Public 
Service Company, died at the family residence, 1508 Fourth Street, at 
3:35 o'clock Friday afternoon (Feb 8, 1935), following a week's illness
of pneumonia. Mr. Hollingsworth was stricken on Friday, a week before 
his death. For two days preceding his death, he had been in a critical 
condition. Funeral services will be conducted in the First Christian 
church in Charleston at 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon by the pastor, 
the Rev. H.L. Hayes. Burial will be in Westfield cemetery, beside the 
remains of Mrs. Hollingsworth. Body at Miller Funeral Chapel, 6th &
Madison, Sat evening, where friends may call, then on Sun. morning to 
the late residence until the funeral hour.
    Chauncey Raymond Hollingsworth was born at Little York, Ill.,
Sept. 14, 1890, son of Calvin P. and Nellie (Wharton) Hollingsworth, 
and accompanied them to Stronghurst, Ill, when 4 years old. He attended 
the Stronghurst public schools... Later he entered the University
of Ill., specializing in electrical engineering, then entered U.S. 
service, stationed at Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill, instructer in hand to



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