Mrs. Lola Rea Bland of Keystone Heights, FL unexpectedly passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at St Vincent's Clay County. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. A retired bus monitor with Clay County Schools and a dedicated member of Fresh Start Fellowship. Preceded in death by her parents: Carlie Hillman Jolley Sr. and Bernice Irene Jolley; brothers: William, Hillman, Homer, Jessie and Charles Jolley; sister, Nita Bell; daughters: Laura Lacey, Pat Bland and Lynn Moreland.
Lola is survived by her loving husband of 52 years, Charles Bland; brother, Alvin (Linda) Jolley of Green Cove Springs; daughters: Eva (Aubrey) Fowler of Carnesville, GA and Diane Bland of Jacksonville, FL; 12 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren; and a host of extended family and friends.
A visitation for Lola will be held Monday, June 14, 2021 from 10-11 AM at Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 301 S. Oakridge Avenue, Green Cove Springs, FL. A funeral service will follow at 11 AM at Church. Burial will follow at Holly Hill Memorial Park, 3601 Old Jennings Road, Middleburg, FL.
Arrangements by HARDAGE-GIDDENS HOLLY HILL FUNERAL HOME, 3601 Old Jennings Rd, Middleburg, FL. Please post words of comfort at www.hollyhillfunerals.com.