ALVA MAY JOYCE

ALVA MAY JOYCE, daughter of Sarah Abigail Strain, daughter of James Benjamin Henry Strain, son of Robert Fulton Strain, was born September 22, 1888 in Comanche County, Texas, and died December 2, 1966. She is buried in Plains, Yoakum County, Texas.

Alva May Joyce married Claud Henry Holland on July 5, 1908, in Brown County, Texas.

Children of Alva May Joyce and Claud Henry Holland are:

1. Clifton Joyce Holland, born May 13, 1909. He married Hazel Stearnes in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas.

2. Otha Hugh Holland, born February 24, 1912; died 1961. He married Lucille Edington.

3. William Moody Holland, born January 2, 1915.

4. Rex Rayborne Holland, born March 6, 1917. He married Rilddred Ruth Gray in Baird, Texas.

5. Claude Holland, Jr., born January 19, 1919; died January 19, 1919.

6. Johnnie Ray Holland, burn July 30, 1921. He married Virginia Bernice Irwin on July 29, 1947 in Silver City, New Mexico.

7. Worth Layfette Holland, born January 24, 1924; died January 10, 1979 in Denver City, Texas. He is buried in Denver City, Texas.

8. Robert Dale Holland, born June 10, 1928. He married Irene Buchanan on June 13, 1949 in Bisbee, Cochise County, Arizona.

9. Walter Louis Holland, born 1929. He married Ann Scott.