Louise Holland

Louise was born in Ballinger Hospital on October 26, 1935, to Clarence A. and Verna Ruth Matejowsky. She was the firstborn of two children, followed by her beloved brother, Alan. Louise started school at the historic Sweet Home School located southwest of the community of Rowena. She grew up on a cotton farm, where she learned the value of hard work from her parents. While attending Miles High School, Louise met her childhood sweetheart, Roy J. Holland. In 1952, Louise and Roy J. married, beginning a lifelong journey of 72 years together.

After getting married, Louise and Roy J. welcomed four children, two boys and two girls. She devoted her life to her family, creating a warm and loving home while Roy J. worked to provide for them. She was the heart of the household, making sure her four children were cared for and deeply loved. She was an involved and devoted mother, serving as a room mother at school and spending countless hours behind the wheel, taking the boys to sporting practices and games. Her family was her greatest joy, and she gave them a lifetime of love and memories.

Wherever they lived, church was the center of Louise and Roy J.’s life. As a young married couple, Louise and Roy J. attended Harris Avenue Baptist Church and Baptist Temple in San Angelo. They were also members of Faith Baptist Church in Snyder and Trinity Baptist Church in Big Spring. When they returned to San Angelo, Louise and Roy J. served at Lifepoint Baptist Church and First Baptist Church. Every summer, she faithfully volunteered with Vacation Bible School, no matter where they attended church. She willingly gave her time and loved being involved with the children of the church.

While staying in their mountain cabin in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, they attended a small church in Mayhill.

Louise and Roy J. continued living in San Angelo until all four of their children graduated from San Angelo Central High School, one after the other, for four consecutive years. After the last child graduated in 1974, they relocated to Loraine and resided there for twelve years. As young empty nesters, Louise and Roy J. decided to move to Big Spring, where he founded Holland Cottonseed Company. The company’s logo, a distinctive one in Big Spring, featured a Dutch windmill. They found joy in cultivating drip-irrigated cotton on thirty acres surrounding their country home.

Louise and Roy J. made a final move to San Angelo during their retirement years. This move allowed them to have more time to travel to their cabin in Cloudcroft and spend quality time with their family. They cherished the opportunity to be surrounded by their four children and their respective families, which included eight granddaughters and two grandsons. Since then, they have added nine great-granddaughters and eight great-grandsons to the family.

Louise is survived by her children: Roy C. Holland and wife Dianna of Cleburne, Stephanie Lee and husband Mark, Janice Smith, and Jearl Holland and wife Jane; 10 grandchildren: Olivia Taylor (Bobby), Joy Elms (Blake), Jessica Easterwood (Chris), Katie Jordan (Dean), Audra Warren (Jerami), Jearlyn Allen (Jeff), Dr. Cassidy Newton (J.D.), Roy Holland (Laura), Joshua Jiles (Cassie), and Hadley Acuna (Christian); sister-in-law Betty Matejowsky; and nieces and nephews.

Louise was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Roy J.; her parents, Clarence and Verna Ruth Matejowsky; her brother, Alan Matejowsky; her daughter-in-law, Deb Holland; and her son-in-law, Gary Smith.

Serving as pallbearers will be the grandchildren: Olivia Taylor, Joy Elms, Jessica Easterwood, Katie Jordan, Audra Warren, Jearlyn Allen, Dr. Cassidy Newton, Roy Holland, Hadley Acuna.

The family thanks the caretakers from The Crest, Lyndale, and Hospice of San Angelo for their loving care.

The Funeral Service will be 1:00P.M., Saturday, August 22, 2026, at Southland Baptist Church. The Burial will follow at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.