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John Taylor Holland
Apr 30, 1949 - May 9, 2021
Posted by Jo Aguirre
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STUMPFF FUNERAL HOME
BARTLESVILLE, WASHINGTON CO, OK
(permission granted)
John Taylor Holland, 72, of Bartlesville, passed away on May 9, while on
vacation in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, due to complications from pneumonia.
John was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Joe and Jewel Holland on April 30,
1949. He grew up on the family ranch in Copan with his siblings Marcia and Jim.
As a teenager, he loved swimming in ponds, breaking horses, playing sports, and
running track. His senior year of high school, he finished second in the
two-mile race at the Oklahoma State Track Meet.
After high school, he attended classes at NEO and OU before joining the Navy in
1968, and was stationed in Danang, Vietnam during the war in 1969-70.
Upon returning to the United States on leave, he married Betsy Stone of Midwest
City. The couple were stationed in Kinitra, Morocco, for one year before the
birth of their son Taylor in 1971. After being discharged from the service, the
family settled in the Oklahoma City area, and later divorced.
In 1979, John married the love of his life, Janice Smith of Dewey, and they had
a son, Jordan, in 1981. The family spent countless time at the baseball fields
and enjoyed traveling together.
A lifelong supporter of the Oklahoma Sooners, New York Yankees, and Boston
Celtics, John was a consummate sports fan, and affected the lives of countless
young people during his time as a youth baseball coach for Jordan’s baseball
teams in the early 1990s.
John is survived by his siblings, Marcia of Edmond and Jim of Copan; his sons, Taylor of Austin, Texas, and Jordan of Claremore, their spouses Elli and Dawn, and his grandsons Jaxon and Bennett.
The funeral service will be held at Dewey First Baptist Church on Wednesday May 19, 2021 at 1 PM.
There will be visitation at Stumpff’s Funeral Home in Bartlesville on Tuesday May 18, 2021 from 5 PM - 7 PM. Family will be present to welcome loved ones.
In lieu of flowers please send memorial donations to the John Holland Memorial Fund at Arvest Bank. These donations will assist in Jaxon’s baseball lessons and development which John held dearly close to his heart.
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