Hollace Lynne "Holly" Hervey, 75, a dedicated and loyal friend to many Dentonites and charities, passed from this life on Thursday, January 9, 2014. She was born November 29, 1938 in Abilene, Texas to the late Maggie Suetta Boles and LeRoyal Percival Hervey. She grew up in New Mexico, primarily Artesia, where her mother and step-father Barney Cockburn settled. Holly graduated from Radford School for Girls in El Paso, Texas and received her Bachelor of Arts in Drama in 1960 and a Master of Business Administration degree in 1975 at Texas Woman's University in Denton.
Holly was a charter member of the Denton County Genealogical Society, where she researched the family history of many Denton families. Between 1979 and 1992, she wrote "Heritage Hunters", a genealogical column for the Denton Record-Chronicle. She has been working on her family history and teaching genealogy since the 1960's. Holly worked many years as an accountant for Flow Memorial Hospital in Denton, and the Denton County Historical Museum, Inc., where she helped establish a research library using records in the museum's archives and materials collected from researchers using the facility. She served as a financial manager for the Flow Healthcare Foundation, assisting with the distribution of annual grant monies to a variety of Denton and North Texas medical groups.
Holly spent recent years, reading, particularly on her Kindle, traveling to see the country by RV, and playing and attending mountain dulcimer music workshops with her long-time companion, Wiletta "Willie" Malone and their beloved pets Miss Pearly and Punkin'. Their love of music introduced them to many wonderful friends that over the years have become family.

Holly is preceded in death by her mother, father, step-father, and two brothers, Roy Percy "Junior" and Hal Hervey.
The visitation will be held on Tuesday, January, 14th from 5 to 7 pm at Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home, 705 North Locust Street, Denton, Texas, 76201. On January 15th a celebration of Holly's life will begin at 2 pm at Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home. Family and friends are invited to share memories of Holly. A private graveside services will follow. Memorials/donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Flow Healthcare Foundation, 1602 Highland Park Rd., Denton, TX 76205 or the Denton Community Food Center, P.O. Box 2121, Denton, TX 76202-2121. On line condolences may be left at www.mulkeymasondenton.com