Alva Review-Courier -

Reid A. Holland returned home to the Lord on May 25, 2021, after a valiant battle with leukemia. Holland was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and lived most of his childhood in Alva, Oklahoma. He was a graduate of Alva High School and Northwestern Oklahoma State University. He also earned his Masters and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in history from Oklahoma State University.

He has been married to his loving guardian angel, Dr. Venus Holland, since 1974. Holland served higher education institutions in several states before settling in South Carolina where he was Instructor, History Program...