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.Return to: Obit Index | TOC
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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