Kitty Ross Holland
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Kitty Bernadine Robertson Ross Holland age 97 formerly of Arkadelphia AR passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in Victoria, TX where she lived the last 15 years with her daughter, Pana.
Kitty was the youngest of four girls raised on a large wheat farm in Creston, WA. As a registered nurse in the US Army Nurse Corp during World War II, she met her husband, Dr. Wallis A. Ross. She and Dr. Ross settled and raised their family in Arkadelphia, built a home on Martindale Hill Road and cared for the people of Arkadelphia for many years until his death in 1972.
Kitty later married Ernest "Hotsy" Holland and together they operated Holland's House of Fashion. She was an excellent friend to many, a seamstress, cook and bridge partner. A member of the First United Methodist Church in Arkadelphia. She was proud to have served as Arkadelphia's first and only female mayor from 1989 - 1996.
As a very loving and supportive mother and grandmother, she had high expectations of her children. She was a Boy/Girl Scout den mother for many years promoting the values of integrity and personal growth.
Kitty was proceeded in death by her husband, Dr. Wallis A. Ross, her second husband Wiley E. Holland, her parents Charles and Ethel Barnhart Robertson, her sisters Genevieve Striegal, Naomi DeBord, and Elaine Bean.
Survivors are sons Charles Ross of Arkadelphia, Rick (Janet) Ross of Benton and daughter Pana Ross Breazeale of Victoria, TX. Stepchildren Alan (Ruthie) Holland and Ann (David) Holland Lyp of Little Rock, seven grandchildren, four step-grandchildren and many great grandchildren.
A family graveside memorial will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery at a later date. Condolences may be posted at Rosewood Funeral Home in Victoria, TX. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
Words of comfort and condolences may be shared with the family at www.rosewoodfuneralchapel.com.