Our beloved mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, cousin and special friend to many, Earline Hollis, passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Avista Nursing & Rehab at the age of 64 years. She was born November 9, 1952 in Saginaw, Michigan to Clara B. Brandon and Booker T. Brandon.
Earline leaves to cherish her memory two sons and one daughter, Brian Brandon and Leslie (Shannon) Osteen, Dallas, Texas, and Bernard (Renia) May, Sr., Kalamazoo, Michigan; one stepson, Anthony (Gwen) Turner; two sisters and two brothers, Mable (Cleveland) Comer, Ypsilanti, Michigan, Mae Lee Brandon, Saginaw, Michigan, Donald (Janet) Brandon, Detroit, Michigan, Dana (Mia) Brandon, Ypsilanti, Michigan; twelve grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren; many other relatives and friends; special friends, Lovie Brown and Linda Law. Earline will be truly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Hollis; parents, Clara B. Brandon and Booker T. Brandon; grandmother, Estelle Woods, sisters, Clara Vaughn, Sally Lewis, Bonnie Brandon and Rosie Diggs; brother, Steven Brandon; grandson, Reginald Filmore, and nieces and nephews.
The family wishes to thank everyone for your kind expressions of sympathy during our bereavement; special thanks to Ivan E. Phillips and the staff of Paradise Funeral Chapel.
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