>From the Macon County News & Shopping Guide, 6/7/01: Vernon Luther Holland, age 85, of Evans Rd., Franklin, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2001 at a local hospital.He was a native of Macon County, the son of the late Gurley and Temperance Moore Holland. He was a loving husband and father and a member of Cullasaja Assembly of God Church. He was a farmer and an avid fox hunter. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ila May Potts Holland; five daughters, Otela Bolick, Carol Ashe, Arbutus Bolick, Mary Sue Sanders and Alice Taylor (all of Franklin); four sons: Keith Holland of Hayesville, NC; Van Holland, Alvin Holland and Phillip Dean Holland (all of Franklin); two brothers, Woodrow Holland of Franklin and Howard Holland of Maiden, NC. Twenty-seven grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren also survive. He was preceded in death by two sisters (Bida Deal and Bertie Dills), two brothers (Troy Holland and Elbert Holland), and a grandson (Jimmy Dynes). Funeral services were held Monday, May 28 at 2:00 p.m. at Cullasaja Assembly of God Church with Dr. R. E. Stephenson and Rev. Larry Bolick officiating. Burial was in the Sugarfork Baptist Church Cemetery. Grandsons served as pallbearers. Memorials may be made to the Cullasaja Assembly of God Church Building Fund, Highlands Rd., Franklin, NC 28734 Bryant Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.